Examples of “mirage” in a Sentence

noun An optical illusion, often seen in deserts or on hot roads, caused by light bending through layers of heated air — commonly appearing as a shimmering pool of water.

• The travelers chased what turned out to be nothing more than a mirage.
• From a distance, the heat created a shimmering mirage on the highway.
• Far down the desert road, a mirage made the sand look like a lake.

noun Something that appears real or attainable but is actually an illusion.

• His promise of easy riches turned out to be a mirage.
• The dream of retiring at thirty turned out to be a mirage for him.
• Peace seemed like a mirage, always visible but never close enough to reach.