as though

conjunction

: as if

Examples of as though in a Sentence

the applause was so great it was as though the toddler's dance class had been the Bolshoi Ballet
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But, without them, partners may start to feel as though something isn’t quite the same anymore — that something’s off, or missing. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 The Administration has acted as though orders from lower courts can be sneered at. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025 The grade school kids at A Minecraft Movie had a rollicking good time laughing, talking back to the screen, and doing karaoke repetitions of the dialogue as though appreciating something of their own — a familiar, private joke, a playground, a fun movie. Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025 The yearning between the duo is captured most exquisitely by Darcy (Macfadyen) twitching his hand as though reaching toward Elizabeth during the second half of the film. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for as though

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of as though was in the 12th century

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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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as though

conjunction
: as if

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