How to Use illusionist in a Sentence

illusionist

noun

• The illusionist then reveals the 13 at the back of the room.
  — Joe Sutton, CNN, 30 May 2018
• The last time illusionist Duane Laflin was booked to perform in LaPorte, the winter show had to be rescheduled due to snow.
  — Jessi Virtusio, Post-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2018
• There are male illusionists, which are about passing as a man.
  — Kt Hawbaker, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2018
• Klum and Mandel each gave Enishi a yes vote, while Cowell gave the illusionist a no.
  — USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
• The illusionist left Klum speechless and gave judge Alesha Dixon chills.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2020
• In the Web, madness will strike the illusionist after one round unless the attempt is abandoned.
  — Ken Denmead, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2012
• If not, Peltz will have his work cut out for him at the proxy ballot box as a diversionary illusionist.
  — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
• Minutes later, the great illusionist bobbed to the surface.
  — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 29 June 2018
• World-renowned illusionist Criss Angel will also take the stage.
  — Nic Napier, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2023
• So the Rams either need an offensive line coach who doubles as an illusionist or a bunch of new players.
  — Mark Whicker, Orange County Register, 9 Jan. 2017
• Blaine, 45, is a famous illusionist and street magician, but those acts of endurance made his name.
  — Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2018
• Up-and-coming illusionists perform their best acts in hopes of fooling the duo Penn & Teller to earn a coveted spot in their Las Vegas show.
  — Sara Aridi, New York Times, 25 June 2018
• In this new special, illusionist Adam Trent puts magic in the hands of everyday people.
  — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2021
• His comeback and success felt like a magic trick, and like any good illusionist, Colón never shared his secrets.
  — Jon Tayler, SI.com, 29 June 2017
• The Magic of Adam Trent The illusionist performs in this stage spectacular.
  — Matt Cooper, latimes.com, 22 June 2018
• Like a capable bandleader or stage illusionist, Mr. Chazelle knows how to structure a set, to slacken the pace at times in order to build toward a big finish.
  — A. O. Scott, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2016
• Why was he chosen to portray the famed Las Vegas illusionist onscreen?
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2020
• The near-illusionist backdrop had guests reaching for their cameras.
  — Thomas Adamson, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2017
• One particularly dainty moment happens when the illusionist finds a pearl and blows into it, turning it into a balloon of the sun that floats to the top of the video.
  — Thuy Ong, The Verge, 3 May 2018
• To be fair, the illusionist -- best known for stunts like freezing himself in block of ice and regurgitating a goldfish on his last visit to the Tonight Show -- had given the crew a choice of the needle and thread or a card trick.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2018
• Yet Lena, the wheelchair-using daughter of the show’s illusionist, eschews magic in favor of science.
  — Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2022
• The Sacred Riana, who made it to the live shows this year, has also done her illusionist act in previous competitions.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2018
• Former illusionist Dwyer will share secrets on how to create real magic in your life.
  — courant.com, 28 June 2019
• Perhaps that’s why the comedian Judy Gold decided to team up with the illusionist Elliot Zimet.
  — Kasia Pilat, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
• Houdini was a tireless self-promoter and, like all good illusionists, a liar.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
• Derren Brown is a mentalist, illusionist, pop philosopher and debunker of scam-artists and mediums.
  — John Anderson, WSJ, 21 June 2018
• Deception from 2018 was an interesting twist on the usual weekly crime show with a lead that's an illusionist who is recruited by the FBI.
  — Jacob Linden, Country Living, 7 Feb. 2023
• An illusionist in South Africa suffered a head wound when a magic show stunt involving a crossbow went terribly wrong.
  — Fox News, 3 July 2019
• Nancy Giles talks to some of today's leading illusionists.
  — CBS News, 26 Oct. 2017
• After her husband died in 1997, Ms. Blackstone moved center stage and went on to a successful career as an illusionist, coach, producer and director.
  — Lauren McCarthy, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024