Examples of as though in a Sentence
the applause was so great it was as though the toddler's dance class had been the Bolshoi Ballet
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Pascale accompanies her with deceptively simple down-bows and up-bows, bearing the technical difficulty lightly, as though that’s just the shape and movements her hands happen to take.
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Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026
The luxury industry often speaks about globalisation as though success requires becoming everything to everyone.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
And yet such naked projection felt somehow hopeful, as though simply being able to conceive of such evolved avatars of masculinity might help power them into existence.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Because the premise of Miss Thing is all about celebrating famous women who make up pop culture, and both Zientek, 36, and Trimmer, 40, feel as though there aren't enough flowers in the world to give their favorite female stars.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026
The luxury industry often speaks about globalisation as though success requires becoming everything to everyone.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
And yet such naked projection felt somehow hopeful, as though simply being able to conceive of such evolved avatars of masculinity might help power them into existence.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Because the premise of Miss Thing is all about celebrating famous women who make up pop culture, and both Zientek, 36, and Trimmer, 40, feel as though there aren't enough flowers in the world to give their favorite female stars.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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