as if
Example Sentences
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It looks as if the British farmers who had been building Stonehenge over the preceding centuries all but disappeared – again, for reasons which remain unclear.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
It’s as if I was a musician, and I decided to write a happy song.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
This means the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to inspect it, regulate it and fine the people who work there, as if they were at a mine pulling coal out of the earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
"We will not accept being treated like children. We will not accept being treated as if we were some tinpot republic," a furious Lula said at an event in the country's northeast.
From Barron's • May 29, 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
