as though

Example Sentences

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At the time, her mother was in hospital and she said it felt as though little was going right.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Tipp said it now looks as though the economy could have supported a higher fed-funds rate some time ago.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

This president’s name is no mystery to readers, but perhaps out of legal caution it always appears blacked out, as though the novel were a redacted intelligence document.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

You might reasonably assume this would leave the finished dish tasting as though it were yearning for a blanket of Gruyère and a broiler.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

She looked at him gratefully, as though she did not yet believe it but was comforted that he did.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman