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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As of early Thursday afternoon, the Los Angeles Rams were operating as though their wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings in Inglewood, Calif., would be played as scheduled Monday night at SoFi Stadium. Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 For some perspective, that’s as though the entire population of Billings, Mt.; Allentown, Pa.; or West Palm Beach, Fla., had suddenly picked up and moved en masse. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025 Stopping just short of the hair part lends a halo effect, says Clarke, as though there’s a ring light above your head. Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 9 Jan. 2025 Her room-filling video installation Mynd (2001) features footage of horses that blur, expand, and contract, as though their bodies were made of rubber. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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as though

conjunction
: as if

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