Nevertheless, when looking at the rods, one still effectively sees them as uneven and the illusion persists.

Yet for a brief moment only did this new illusion persist.

Blackness about him, a roaring in his ears - those illusions persisted.

Nixon's illusion about the military persisted to the Vietnam War's end.

But despite all this the illusion of artifice persisted, making the structure still more intimidating.

All the while, the illusion of sparks persisted.

Strange how these illusions will persist even in women as hard headed as you are.

Still, though Scotty knew all of that intellectually, the illusion persisted.

The Picasso-like illusion still persisted, and Kirk made no move which might risk shattering it.

But even with canceled sight the illusion persisted.