How to Use illusionist in a Sentence

illusionist

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  • 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
  • The creepy 26-year-old illusionist, known as Marie Antoinette Riana Graharani in real life, took the stage in the second round of finals and, once again, scared the living bejeezus out of everyone watching.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2018

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