as if
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
There was a point recently, however, when it seemed as if all might be lost on Santa Rosa Island.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“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
Juliette Lewis will spend the majority of the film’s runtime inanimate; a chic vegetable that her friends draw lipstick on and talk to, as if she were as normal and responsive as any other day.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 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
“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
![]()