as though
Example Sentences
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And it’s not as though Chick-fil-A is technologically timid.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Police said their safeguards had limited the impact, but that these "do not diminish the seriousness of an AI system presenting fabricated information as though it came from a person with knowledge of a homicide."
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Everyone speaks as though an unseen conductor is calling out, “Allegro!” or someone accidentally pressed the 1.5x speed button in their throats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
She had a similar experience and told the BBC: "We feel as though we've been had."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
“Let’s try it! We’ll just take Miss St. James’s hairbrush and a perfume bottle or two—something to gussy up Theo’s room and make it look as though a young lady lives there.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
