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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Ocean Casino Resort stakes its claim directly on the Atlantic City Boardwalk with views of a ferris wheel and lighthouse as though to remind you of the city’s modest beachtown origins.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
It is offered as rationale for below-market compensation, as though mission alignment is a form of currency that substitutes for pay.
—Charles Stanton, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Why the Current Debate is Stuck Too often, the debate has been framed as a binary choice between sweeping regulation and unrestricted operation, as though there were no middle ground, and with too little attention given to how proposals might conflict with existing law.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Through scenes of gossip, frolicking and even a foot chase as cops try to shut the revelry down, Basholli introduces her setting (Prishtina, Kosovo in the late ‘90s) as though the audience were an eager participant in every conversation, and privy to the girls’ secrets.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
It is offered as rationale for below-market compensation, as though mission alignment is a form of currency that substitutes for pay.
—Charles Stanton, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Why the Current Debate is Stuck Too often, the debate has been framed as a binary choice between sweeping regulation and unrestricted operation, as though there were no middle ground, and with too little attention given to how proposals might conflict with existing law.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Through scenes of gossip, frolicking and even a foot chase as cops try to shut the revelry down, Basholli introduces her setting (Prishtina, Kosovo in the late ‘90s) as though the audience were an eager participant in every conversation, and privy to the girls’ secrets.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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