as if
Example Sentences
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They didn’t do that because they wanted to have the trappings and the veneer of making it look as if it were a real federal case.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
What’s paid is paid, so now you need to treat this policy as if it were new: $100 a month for a $500,000 policy at the age of 60-something?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
"I think we did make progress for a long time, but I feel as if we are going back the way," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
She scored it with her sisters singing in the background as if being piped in from another dimension.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
“May we go inside?” she asks innocently, as if she’s a child ready for a big adventure.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
