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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As satire, Next to Heaven is unintelligible, as though someone is universalizing their own hangups and then skewering them for clout.
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Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
Near the cash register was a fake, hollow pineapple serving as a vase, filled with artificial flowers meant to look as though they were carved out of milk and white chocolate—an Inedible Arrangement.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The Chiefs spent a full season flirting with danger, as though oblivious to its consequences, as though the results would change even absent substantive improvement, and now those consequences have smacked them in the face.
—Sam McDowell December 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
Imperfection, gentle clutter and interiors that look as though they’ve been pieced together over many years feel especially resonant—and inviting—right now.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
Near the cash register was a fake, hollow pineapple serving as a vase, filled with artificial flowers meant to look as though they were carved out of milk and white chocolate—an Inedible Arrangement.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The Chiefs spent a full season flirting with danger, as though oblivious to its consequences, as though the results would change even absent substantive improvement, and now those consequences have smacked them in the face.
—Sam McDowell December 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
Imperfection, gentle clutter and interiors that look as though they’ve been pieced together over many years feel especially resonant—and inviting—right now.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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