as if

Example Sentences

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And, as if embarrassed by the whole business, the show will do something crazy to blast the tear from your eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The 52-page document is written as if it were a binding judicial opinion, which it is not.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Yet, during my visit, I was also hit up by a panhandler as if to perfectly underscore that there are two Americas showing up at the most American of American restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But it’s not as if other conferences have not tried to get bigger TV deals to compete.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

When she sang it was as if she were singing only for me.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo