act as though
Example Sentences
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In patients that go on to develop CRS, Tewari explains that while there is "no bacteria, per se," the neutrophils are confused and act as though there's an invader.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024
This required the family to move several times and his children act as though they were forced to live in a third-world country.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2024
Instead, it’s all too common for these institutions to act as though they’re mere conduits for financial transactions, rather than crucial players — participants in all but name.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023
This is also a type of public performance: one is expected to act as though they are 100 percent certain and correct even when they are full of inner doubt and anxiety.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2023
I tried to feign nonchalance, act as though I’d done this before, but as we crossed the parking lot I felt as though Mother were watching me.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
