act as if
Example Sentences
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They are "starting to act as if the route is compromised", he said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
We all know that past performance does not equate to future returns, even though most of Wall Street and the financial-planning industry act as if it does.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026
Published as “Calder Gardens: Drawings and Texts by Jacques Herzog,” they show how he began by thinking in terms of fragments, little slivers of space in which the sculpture would act as if on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2025
He says that for now, most victims end up claiming asylum on political grounds, by arguing cartels have so much social and political power they act "as if they were the governing entity".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
She wanted to blame her mom for saying it would be okay if she dressed differently and her father for saying she just had to act as if she belonged and she would.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
