as if
Example Sentences
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They open onto mystical realms, as if they were portals and dreamscapes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
Giving evidence, she described hearing Atticus make two loud gasps as if he was dying.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
"Wall cabinets, sofas, coffee tables, dining tables, and chairs vanished in an instant. It was as if the entire building had been hollowed out," Wang told the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald.
From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026
It was as if a twister had hit the terminal.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026
It clung feebly to the girl’s body, as if a stiff wind could blow her into the Afterlife.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
