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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But even their hookups feel squeezed into snippets of their lives, their hottest interactions segmented with cuts to black, as though prolonged continuity would be too intense.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Two human skeletons lie entangled on the rough earth – the arms of one wrapped around the other’s head, as though protecting them from danger.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Nov. 2025
Engulfed by waves of sorrow, her chin vibrates, her eyes scrunch into slits, the corners of her mouth turn down as though tugged by invisible weights.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
After a first half dominated by the offenses, Reid played the third quarter as though he was locked in a battle for field position — twice punting from the plus side of the field.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Two human skeletons lie entangled on the rough earth – the arms of one wrapped around the other’s head, as though protecting them from danger.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Nov. 2025
Engulfed by waves of sorrow, her chin vibrates, her eyes scrunch into slits, the corners of her mouth turn down as though tugged by invisible weights.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
After a first half dominated by the offenses, Reid played the third quarter as though he was locked in a battle for field position — twice punting from the plus side of the field.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 2025
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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