as if
Example Sentences
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Donald said he felt as if he had never been away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
It is not as if they need the supplementary income streams.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
And yet there’s also part of me that feels as if I could run all the way back to L.A.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It’s not as if they were short on time; the 2026 telecast ended five minutes early, and only because “Brothers” stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson stalled to reduce the 10-minute gap.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
She felt something worse than bad after she’d scanned up and down the menu several times, feeling as if everybody behind her was impatient, even though nobody was yelling at her to move.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
