illustration
noun
something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine.
illustrations
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pluralof illustration.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s a valuable history lesson in echoes and dignity, one of the film’s more moving illustrations of the legacy of demonstrating for what’s right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Others—depicting grinning clowns, crying women and morphing objects and creatures, including human figures potted like plants—recall children’s drawings and John Tenniel’s illustrations for “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“This is a museum of the ‘people’s art’ — the images are illustrations of the beliefs we live with every day,” said Hobson, “and for that reason, this art belongs to everyone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Like most made-for-TV illustrations, these fantasies didn’t reflect life for most people, and certainly not working-class families with two working parents.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
But even more important for later anatomists was the fact that, where anatomical details did not appear in Vesalius’s illustrations, or were incorrectly shown, one could confidently say that he had made a mistake.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
