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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Giannetos styled the bob to look as though Moore just stepped out of the shower or had a dip in the pool, with lots of wet, piece-y texture.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
The escalating Palestinian death toll has left many in Gaza feeling as though the war never ended.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Think of something that annoys you, connect it to masculinity by adding bro, and proceed as though that bro were a category of person.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
In the gray dawn, rows of bicycles bobbed at their moorings, as though lifted by ghostly hands.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
The escalating Palestinian death toll has left many in Gaza feeling as though the war never ended.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Think of something that annoys you, connect it to masculinity by adding bro, and proceed as though that bro were a category of person.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
In the gray dawn, rows of bicycles bobbed at their moorings, as though lifted by ghostly hands.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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