act as if
Example Sentences
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“For you to act as if you’re brand new, or you’ve been on the outside for almost six years, is not accurate,” Bass said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
They are "starting to act as if the route is compromised", he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
We all know that past performance does not equate to future returns, even though most of Wall Street and the financial-planning industry act as if it does.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026
The phenomenon is known as emergent intelligence—when simple machines, following only a few local cues, begin to organize and act as if they share a mind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025
“It means act as if everything is fine, even when it’s not.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
