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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Basically, look for a design that looks like as though was made for walking in the Mediterranean, but also for conquering the city streets.
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Alex Sales, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2026
Bridgerton treats it as though every woman got multiples of their yearbook photo to hand around as headshots, and Benedict’s taking what would have been treasured personal heirlooms and just shuffling through them and tossing out anyone with the wrong hair color.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Casey DeSantis is rebranding herself with a new agenda after her last platform, Hope Florida, became the subject of a criminal investigation – and behaving as though the fallout from that controversy is now behind her.
—Alexandra Glorioso, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
After caring for Gabriel for two and a half months, Weaver felt as though she’d once again been used and discarded—this time by the state.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Alex Sales, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2026
Bridgerton treats it as though every woman got multiples of their yearbook photo to hand around as headshots, and Benedict’s taking what would have been treasured personal heirlooms and just shuffling through them and tossing out anyone with the wrong hair color.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Casey DeSantis is rebranding herself with a new agenda after her last platform, Hope Florida, became the subject of a criminal investigation – and behaving as though the fallout from that controversy is now behind her.
—Alexandra Glorioso, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
After caring for Gabriel for two and a half months, Weaver felt as though she’d once again been used and discarded—this time by the state.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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