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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The sequel also feels incomplete at times, as though apt music choices, tight action editing and coherent sound design had all been sacrificed to meet the three-month turnaround from its predecessor.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Yet Illinois’ dominant insurer, along with many of its peers, continues to behave as though steep increases are unavoidable.
—Barbara Hoare, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Bakri’s face is impassive and exhausted during this casual debasement, his voice low, and his tone deadpan, as though Salim has been forced to do all this a million times before.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Bill Atkinson, a brilliant Apple programmer, kept his eyes on the screen as though they were fixed there by a magnetic field.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Yet Illinois’ dominant insurer, along with many of its peers, continues to behave as though steep increases are unavoidable.
—Barbara Hoare, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Bakri’s face is impassive and exhausted during this casual debasement, his voice low, and his tone deadpan, as though Salim has been forced to do all this a million times before.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Bill Atkinson, a brilliant Apple programmer, kept his eyes on the screen as though they were fixed there by a magnetic field.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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