act as though
Example Sentences
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In patients that go on to develop CRS, Tewari explains that while there is "no bacteria, per se," the neutrophils are confused and act as though there's an invader.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024
If they act as though they’re definitive, they’re always disappointing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Tried to act as though they cared how the court is viewed in the eyes of the country?
From Slate • Jun. 21, 2023
This is also a type of public performance: one is expected to act as though they are 100 percent certain and correct even when they are full of inner doubt and anxiety.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2023
Finding the bird would have been nice, sure, but it was silly to act as though she needed that money to survive.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
