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Meanings of prove delusive in English

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Usage of prove delusive in English
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In his deep despondency he feared he never would regain it, and that his hopes of literary success would prove delusive.
A Knight of the Nineteenth Century
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But this little gleam of hope proved delusive to the last degree.
Seekers after God
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This expectation proved delusive; for the struggle soon broke out again.
Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 6 and 7 (of 7) / The Catholic Reac...
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And yet-wasnot this rather harking back to mere sentiment, often proved delusive?
The Secret Power
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Soon, however, the indication of a long peace proved delusive, and the scene shifted.
Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Le...
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These promises had, like all others he had received from his Spanish friends, proved delusive.
The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain
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The doctor and I thought we saw a way not long ago; but it proved delusive.
The Deserter
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Our theories proved delusive, though not bewildering.
My Tropic Isle
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This forecast fortunately proved delusive.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series
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The hope proved delusive.
Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey
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This calculation proved delusive.
Lectures on Modern history
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But, alas, these prospects, flattering as they were, have proved delusive, and I see nothing before us but accumulating distress.
Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 / Revised, Enlarged, and ...