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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Despite being punished as though its business were on the decline, RH’s results indicate otherwise. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Worthy explained that one play made the entire room of pass-catchers feel as though anything is possible. Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025 Instead one was woken into an eternal godlike vigilance, as though the experience of objectification had in the end borne the fruit of objectivity. Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025 The selling point was everyone would get to see someone like Mike Trout, as though fans made decisions to go to a ballgame based on one star from the other team. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for as though

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 Sep. 2025.

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as though

conjunction
: as if

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