as if
Example Sentences
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It feels as if the whole country is having a musical renaissance at the moment, with a steady stream of new shows opening in theatres across the country.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
When “The Boys” launched in 2019, it seemed as if we’d reached our saturation point.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Why wait months to release a report that looks as if it were whipped up by a high school freshman an hour before deadline?
From Slate • May 23, 2026
But the scares were middling to begin with because Øvredal — a game but overeager trickster — telegraphs his set pieces as if he were equipped with a flare gun and detour cones.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Hesterfowl released another series of squawking coughs, as if to prove the point.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
