as it were

Example Sentences

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And whatever their failures are, that ends up being their ruling attribute to their poker game, as it were.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

After years at war – or performing military service as it were – they’re back to pick up where they left off with their lives, music and fans.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

"I wrote him a letter, before they started, passing the baton as it were," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

But Mr. Sachs instead sticks to the script, as it were, delivering something in the “My Dinner With Andre” tradition of two people simply talking to each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

I was distressed this particular evening to see that he was dragging his ears, as it were.

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe