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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Everything there fell apart and perished, as though the steppe were a field of deadly frequency, annihilating, on a molecular level, any object that happened into it.
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Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Reed graduated from Green Valley High School in 2024, the same year his mother died, leaving Carpenter to feel as though her family can’t catch a break.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Taxes were withheld as though the payment did not exist, signaling that the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) treated it as a non-taxable allowance.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Of course, there are also some timeless classics in the mix, as well as glittery, metallic, or semi-transparent finishes for nails that look as though they’re made of glass.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Reed graduated from Green Valley High School in 2024, the same year his mother died, leaving Carpenter to feel as though her family can’t catch a break.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Taxes were withheld as though the payment did not exist, signaling that the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) treated it as a non-taxable allowance.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Of course, there are also some timeless classics in the mix, as well as glittery, metallic, or semi-transparent finishes for nails that look as though they’re made of glass.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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