as if
Example Sentences
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His movie is a remarkable piece of autofiction, retelling his first experience with air travel as if it were a love story.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
The musicians sound as if they are testing equipment, seeing what it can do, and assembling the results of their experiments in real time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
They didn’t do that because they wanted to have the trappings and the veneer of making it look as if it were a real federal case.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
As England struggled during the Ashes, Stokes' batting became increasingly attritional, as if the captain was demonstrating the fight he wanted from his team-mates.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The badger looked around as if she could not possibly believe she was being summoned back, but reluctantly resumed her place in the garden beside Clare.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
