Writers often rely on vivid mental images to bring their stories to life.

At the family reunion, the cousins were spittin' images of their grandfather, and everyone kept mistaking one for another.

After staring at the bright screen, I kept seeing after-images that lingered for several minutes.

The two paintings were mirror images of each other, yet each revealed subtle differences on closer inspection.

The activists organized screenings to debunk the controlling images that circulated in mainstream media.

Photographers circulated global images that shaped perceptions of the region.

Historians warned that wartime propaganda created enemy images that persisted for generations.

The ancient temple was filled with graven images that had watched over the valley for centuries.

At the gallery opening, the artist displayed a series of lenticular images that seemed to move as visitors walked by.

Optical engineers compared the real images produced by the lens under various lighting conditions.