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Definitions

as it were

ADVERB
id est
Synonyms
WEAK
i.e. that is
CONJUNCTION
as if
Synonyms
WEAK
as it would be as might be in such a way that just as just as if just as though so to speak
CONJUNCTION
as though
Synonyms
WEAK
as it would be as might be in such a way that just as just as if just as though so to speak

Example Sentences

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She stated that “reader and writer sit down to a game, as it were, with the odds, of course, altogether on the latter’s side.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The latest evidence for the prosecution, as it were, comes from the Social Security rolls, which show that record numbers of people are now claiming monthly benefits.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

The Prince of Hong Kong, as it were, albeit for a couple of months.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

What illusions it offers are, as it were, stage magic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

"My lord," the maester said, "I would not counsel .. . that might be, ah, unwise, as it were . . your wound . . ." "Bring it," he had to say.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin