as if
Example Sentences
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It’s as if I was a musician, and I decided to write a happy song.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
A West Virginia company that hauls coal got hit with regulations as if it were extracting the stuff.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Measurements suggested the giant planet's rotation rate was changing over time, as if Saturn were somehow speeding up or slowing down.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
"We will not accept being treated like children. We will not accept being treated as if we were some tinpot republic," a furious Lula said at an event in the country's northeast.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Even her hair was graciously in place as if an angel had ministered to her.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
