as if
Example Sentences
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It’s just one way an ultimate insider is in some ways acting as if she’s an outsider in her quest to transform Charles River, which provides drug-development services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It’s as if he recognizes that so much recent blockbuster filmmaking has been about embedding heart-wrenching pathos into the nostalgic elements we know and love.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
As Moss told Jewish Insider at the time, those attacks “touch many people’s ears as if it’s trafficking antisemitism.”
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Well, 40 years ago, people didn’t want to talk about a 24-hour sports network either as if competing with ‘The Big Three’ broadcast networks was taboo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Then, as if this was a totally normal thing to do, Trey shoved a handful of feathers toward me like it was the bouquet of flowers.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
