as if
Example Sentences
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“Both sides need a narrative that allows them to de-escalate without looking as if they capitulated.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
It does not help that JoAnne is surrounded by people who have no trouble sliding headfirst down the slope as if it were an Aspen trail.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
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
Her voice sounded as if it were scraping its way out of her chest.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
