as if
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“I had the Crypt Keeper mounted to the front of the camera dolly and pulled him through the crypt so he’d appear as if he was dancing along with everybody else.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Iran and the Gulf states caught in the crossfire, meanwhile, are frenziedly stocking up on missiles and interceptors as if anticipating a return to hostilities.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
"It's as if everything has finally come to an end."
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Miloš Forman, the director, had four or five of us sit in a semicircle, as if in a hospital group-therapy session.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
He’s got everything so well laid out, it’s as if the school is already built.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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