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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Democrats act as though all is lost because Donald Trump won the presidency, and Republicans act as though Trump is the answer to all of life’s problems.
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Wonder Drake, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2025
The request seems to have substituted for small talk, as though the artist were skipping incidental matters to inquire about what was really on his mind.
—Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
There is a certain conceptual power in this, as though Shahverdi were shaping the filmmaking itself, though this approach has its limits.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
And Zellweger revisits her most iconic character as though the two had never parted.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
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Wonder Drake, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2025
The request seems to have substituted for small talk, as though the artist were skipping incidental matters to inquire about what was really on his mind.
—Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
There is a certain conceptual power in this, as though Shahverdi were shaping the filmmaking itself, though this approach has its limits.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
And Zellweger revisits her most iconic character as though the two had never parted.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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