as if
Example Sentences
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"When they arrive, they're faced with the harsh reality that they have nothing, and that people treat them as if they were nobody."
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Etta says Leto "chuckled" at that, as if it were funny.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Vance’s efforts to seem hip come across as forced, as if he has never met a fellow millennial and can only approximate their lingo and cadence from reading old magazine reviews of movies like “Clueless.”
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
It felt as if they were at a family reunion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
It’s as if the shack was born out of the swamp.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
