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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The visual incongruence creates a sense of claustrophobia—for both Alice and the viewers—as though the entire house is closing in on her. Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 Where to Stay Capella Singapore For families seeking space and privacy, there's no better place than Capella Singapore, which has some of the city’s most spacious accommodations and feels as though it was dropped in the middle of a rain forest. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024 Netflix has invited fans to play non-lethal Squid Games, from The Challenge to immersive Squid Game: The Experience pop-ups on three continents, as though the point of the series was that macabre versions of childhood games are fun. Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024 However, this more retro documentarian form is often broken up by a roving lens that seems to fall, most often, on religious tradition and iconography, as though Cordero were looking to the region’s Hindu and Buddhist traditions for cinematic enlightenment. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 25 Dec. 2024 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 6 Jan. 2025.

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as though

conjunction
: as if

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