as though

Example Sentences

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Tipp said it now looks as though the economy could have supported a higher fed-funds rate some time ago.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

For so long, it looked as though Robinson would never play for England again, certainly under this regime.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

It was as though the Trojans have grown accustomed to making themselves at home on the road in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

This president’s name is no mystery to readers, but perhaps out of legal caution it always appears blacked out, as though the novel were a redacted intelligence document.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In that time, Clare had not known a stitch of peace, as though the seam of his very existence were being torn in different directions.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman