As they were driving, they saw a mirage that looked like water on the road ahead. From LearnThat.org.
(Aug. 25): The root of the word mirage is to look at or to admire. From Wordnik.com. [We Treat Home Prices Differently Than Other Prices] Reference
And second, you will create a mirage from the heat that rises off the barrel, causing you to see your groups as being higher than they are. From Wordnik.com. [Sight-In Screwups] Reference
To them the mirage is the real river; to them going away is returning. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys] Reference
In contrast to a hallucination, a mirage is a real phenomenon that can be captured on camera. From Wordnik.com. [The Tug of War Between Bull and Bear - Who'll Win? - Yahoo! Finance] Reference
If it is dangerous to explore, who knows but the so-called mirage is a real lake of mud and water!. From Wordnik.com. [The adventures of two Alabama boys,] Reference
The Arabs call the mirage "serab," plainly the same as the Hebrew word sarab, here rendered "parched ground.". From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
The mirage is their lustre of teeth, and to their eyes The horror of all darkness the kohl that keeps them bright. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III] Reference
It’s shiny-happy-people high school mirage is nicely balanced with some truly biting humor and unexpected story-lines. From Wordnik.com. [GLEEks United « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more] Reference
A mirage is a naturally occurring phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects. From Wordnik.com. [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com]
I had the singular privilege of contemplating for a few instants the magnificent effect of mirage, which is termed the Spectre of the. From Wordnik.com. [Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky] Reference
In economics, a mirage is a naturally occurring phenomenon in which economic statistics are bent to produce an image of a desired outcome. From Wordnik.com. [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com]
The Obama mirage is evaporating as reality hits. From Wordnik.com. [Poll of Polls: President's approval ratings slip] Reference
I know Obama supporters will not agree, but to me the word "mirage" applies. From Wordnik.com. [Report: Hillary Won't Quit Race] Reference
The harder she fights against Obama's "mirage", the more negative her poll numbers will go. From Wordnik.com. [Report: Hillary Won't Quit Race] Reference
Has it ever occurred to you that the mirage is the one lie Nature utters? ". From Wordnik.com. [The Pagan Madonna] Reference
After his death -- this is curious -- there came to me a kind of mirage of love. From Wordnik.com. [The Greater Inclination] Reference
After his death — this is curious — there came to me a kind of mirage of love. From Wordnik.com. [The Muse's Tragedy] Reference
Given the information available, or lack of it, Alley said the possibility of a "mirage". From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
ATLANTA (AP) - The "mirage" of American economic invulnerability has vanished, along with. From Wordnik.com. [WTOP / Business / Biz Stories] Reference
Regev said it was a "mirage" to think there was any alternative to a negotiated peace agreement. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
It called gambling revenues a "mirage," the promise of slots "iffy" and the future of the Preakness. From Wordnik.com. [Blog updates] Reference
The sensation was so strong as to resemble what is called the mirage in the desert and a calenture on board ship. ". From Wordnik.com. [A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga] Reference
The traveller followed this melancholy track, and, though misled by the 'mirage' of the desert, he reached the first tower. From Wordnik.com. [Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion] Reference
Abdullah has dismissed Anwar's claims as a "mirage," branding him a liar and a threat to the economy and security of the country. From Wordnik.com. [Rojak and Cocktail] Reference
'pant for' as the 'cooling stream,' turns out to be the 'mirage'. From Wordnik.com. [Lord Byron jugé par les témoins de sa vie. English] Reference
"mirage" used their proximity to senior Hamas figures as a cover for what was little more than. From Wordnik.com. [Gates of Vienna] Reference
"mirage" and claimed that the Lok Sabha electoral battle is basically between NDA headed by it and Congress-led UPA. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
'mirage' might be a better description of the sense of the word though, especially in relation to the content of the film. From Wordnik.com. [R is back.] Reference
Reconciliation of any sort is beginning to seem a mirage. From Wordnik.com. [Can Powell Reach Them?] Reference
Like a mirage, he seems ready to evaporate before our eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Tour, The Money, The Magic] Reference
But in the real world, post-racialism is something of a mirage. From Wordnik.com. [Black in the Age of Obama] Reference
Suddenly, like a mirage, a huge deer runs along the beach into the fog. From Wordnik.com. [Margie Goldsmith: Mountain Biking in Kilts in New Brunswick, Canada] Reference
Eat: Stack at the mirage Casino (mirage. com) has an elegant but hip dining room. From Wordnik.com. [Travel: Loving Las Vegas] Reference
But illusions that Iraq could finance its own occupation evanesced like a mirage last year. From Wordnik.com. [CASH FROM CHAOS] Reference
It reveals that Lomborg's work is "a mirage," writes biologist Thomas Lovejoy in the foreword. From Wordnik.com. [Book Review: The Lomborg Deception] Reference
Voters loved the idea of everybody getting along in Washington, but seven months into the Obama presidency, we know it's a mirage. From Wordnik.com. [Time to Get in the Ring] Reference
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