as if
Example Sentences
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And it looked for a moment as if Freddie Freeman had capitalized on the opportunity with a runner in scoring position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The prosecutor added that it was as if Palfrey was the foreman stopping Kerr's friends getting involved.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
He was almost offended that his boss sent him in the first place, as if there could possibly be a notable player in his area that he didn’t know about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“We need to treat this incident as if a disaster happened.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
It was a pulsing, heaving force, as if it were deliberately trying to throw off Clare’s balance and claim his soul.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
