as though

Example Sentences

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The story is simple: The dad flusters, fidgets and whines; the girl gobbles room service as though aspiring to become human foie gras.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Yet O’Connor condemned RIH’s move as an underhanded gambit to “circumvent” his authority, as though he alone had a claim to litigate this dispute and McElroy was an impudent interloper.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Though they had fought hard in the opening game of the Western Conference finals, it looked as though they were about to come up just short.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Scientists have long noticed that underwater earthquakes along these faults often remain smaller than geological conditions might otherwise permit, as though some natural mechanism limits their maximum size.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Maybe I could just stay here in this chair and life would go on as though Elliot wasn’t holding a ticking time bomb.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin