as if

as in like
the way it would be or one would do if she looked as if she wanted to ask one more question before we left

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Recent Examples of as if And, as if these impacts were not bad enough, due to the program’s excessive growth, the average 340B hospital now provides less charity care than the average hospital. Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025 The Air units provide support and cushioning and look as if they are set on a platform — a look that nods to a 1994 football boot. Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 Buck, Schroeder and Girardi just picked up the Yankee and Brewers storylines from spring training, not introducing old themes as if the audience weren’t baseball fans. Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 The pup, Butter, was filmed in September of last year looking scared and nervous around her new kitty sibling, keeping her distance from the feline and hiding away in her owner's arms, as if terrified of the new addition to the family. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for as if

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“As if.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20if. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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