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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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
Give the book points, though, for including Ms. Korsgaard’s brilliantly colored illustrations of the butterflies she encountered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Artists who illustrate stories that are already written, and most of those stories are myths — they’re not real — but the illustrations make them real.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
As well as his paintings on canvas, Mansour created cartoons, children's illustrations and wrote books.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Opening the book, I see the familiar illustrations and then the words: “But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
