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 official felt as though the public had been misled to believe this was about personal resentments.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
High performers who consistently go above and beyond start to feel as though all the responsibility rests on their shoulders alone.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
In George Henry Lee’s restaurant a middle-aged lady wearing purple and accompanied by a string quartet sang ‘Tea for Two’, circling her hands in the air as though pushing away cobwebs.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Whitney, as though having seen a ghost, immediately leaves the house and takes her husband with her.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
High performers who consistently go above and beyond start to feel as though all the responsibility rests on their shoulders alone.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
In George Henry Lee’s restaurant a middle-aged lady wearing purple and accompanied by a string quartet sang ‘Tea for Two’, circling her hands in the air as though pushing away cobwebs.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Whitney, as though having seen a ghost, immediately leaves the house and takes her husband with her.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for as though
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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