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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Mayor Dean Trantalis and Commissioner Steve Glassman behave as though Fort Lauderdale is their personal canvas for legacy-building, rather than a city facing multi‑year budget deficits, potential property tax upheaval, and residents already stretched thin.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
They were stunned to see her show up without her owner, but Missy acted as though nothing was out of the ordinary.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Such experiments often began with a clearing of the ground, as though a college’s main function should be to get out of the way of the natural creativity and intellectual curiosity of its students.
—Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 19 Apr. 2026
The structure feels as though it were built by a blobitecture-loving parent, then inherited by a child obsessed with the clean lines of mid-century design.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
They were stunned to see her show up without her owner, but Missy acted as though nothing was out of the ordinary.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Such experiments often began with a clearing of the ground, as though a college’s main function should be to get out of the way of the natural creativity and intellectual curiosity of its students.
—Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 19 Apr. 2026
The structure feels as though it were built by a blobitecture-loving parent, then inherited by a child obsessed with the clean lines of mid-century design.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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