Rather, they construct the world for us, helping to create the comforting illusions by which we live.

It gives the eye the comforting illusion of intellectual control over nature.

Patterns men tried to impose on their lives, for the comforting illusion of order?

I hold no comforting illusions; that group is in danger as great as my own.

Doing the homework gave her the comforting illusion of having a measure of control.

Ranald looked as he always had, though; perhaps when it was someone you knew well the comforting illusions of grace were harder to find.

She reached for the comforting illusion of Grey's presence, but it wasn't there.

In the clear morning air a comforting illusion of isolation crept over Anna.

They have little patience with troublesome facts and reach for comforting illusions.

If we choose, we can live in a world of comforting illusion.