as if

Example Sentences

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"The Greenlandic population receives the healthcare it needs. They receive it either in Greenland, or, if they require specialised treatment, they receive it in Denmark. So it's not as if there's a need for a special healthcare initiative in Greenland," Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen told Danish broadcaster DR.

From Barron's

However, at the same time, the ship’s AIS position was being broadcast as if it was in the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s almost as if the angular, 6-foot-4 Snoop is on ice as he glides through the back halls of NBC’s temporary headquarters, wearing a white turtleneck under a red-white-and-blue leather jacket with “COACH SNOOP” across the front.

From Los Angeles Times

As if that collapse at Molineux, concluded amid angry scenes involving players from both sides, was not enough, Wolves' social media accounts rubbed salt in Arsenal's wounds by poking fun in a TikTok post captioned "Game Management".

From BBC

He recently urged Arsenal's fans to "jump on the fun boat", but does not look as if he is having fun at the moment, even though he is leading a team top of the table and insists "the present is beautiful".

From BBC