act as though
Example Sentences
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This is why the court doesn’t decide national “emergencies” with some back-of-the-cocktail-napkin, invisible-ink reasoning, then expect judges across the country to act as though it wrote a law-review article on the subject.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026
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
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
"What's happened to everybody? You act as though none of you has any contact with me at all."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
