if
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Furthermore, Apple’s focus on hardware would have made good business sense even if the frontier AI labs weren’t hemorrhaging cash, and even if those labs had found lots of profitable commercial applications for their models.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
“These are probably safer than if I were to get them at the store.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
And, if the owner of your team tells you he could not have done that, the proper response would be to laugh, and then chant “Sell the team!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
But even if they hadn’t fallen, I dare say that Apple’s focus on hardware over software would have been the right one.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
“You know you can tell me anything—even if I get upset at first, I’m always going to calm down and be there for you. Both you and Arlo.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Essentially the Bank was trying to provide detail around some of the "ifs" and "maybes" to manage expectations of what outcomes are plausible if the Gulf impasse lasts several months.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
The money is now yours, no ifs, ands, or buts.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026
“You don’t look at the ifs, the what-could-be’s. You just come in, work, and take it a day at time. … Keep peaking week after week.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
Don’t look back with regret or what ifs.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 5, 2026
There's a lot of ifs in life, Mom used to say.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
