just as
idiom
1
: to an equal degree as
Our house is just as nice as theirs.
This one is just as good as that one.
She performs just as well as he does.
2
: in the same way as
Just as we hope to be forgiven, so we should forgive others.
Just as I thought/suspected, the door is locked.
Examples of just as in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The studio released eight films in 2023, the lowest number of all Hollywood giants, but just as many as in 2022.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
The two embark on a whirlwind romance, but just as things start to work out for AJ, Kristen’s life begins falling apart, shattered by illness.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
In Copenhagen, sometimes discovering the old can be just as exhilarating as buying into the new.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
Ted Donato was born in Boston and played nine of his 13 NHL seasons with the Bruins, so he was raised to see the Bruins-Canadiens playoff series as a rite of spring, one just as iconic — and almost as frequent — as the Boston Marathon or opening day at Fenway Park.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
One of the more technical events in track and field, pole vault requires a unique blend of speed, strength and flexibility, though the mental aspect, says Duplantis, is just as important as the physical demands.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
No grievance was small enough and no taboo was off the table for David’s character, who seized on the befuddling things that people say and do in social situations—and was just as often guilty of committing his own blunders.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2024
But Light, known for an exquisite musicality with a great sense of drama, knows creating a modern work for the public is just as important as making the dancers better at their craft.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
The price for a Special Edition chip tends to be pushed up just as hard, for good measure.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
The two embark on a whirlwind romance, but just as things start to work out for AJ, Kristen’s life begins falling apart, shattered by illness.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
In Copenhagen, sometimes discovering the old can be just as exhilarating as buying into the new.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
Ted Donato was born in Boston and played nine of his 13 NHL seasons with the Bruins, so he was raised to see the Bruins-Canadiens playoff series as a rite of spring, one just as iconic — and almost as frequent — as the Boston Marathon or opening day at Fenway Park.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
One of the more technical events in track and field, pole vault requires a unique blend of speed, strength and flexibility, though the mental aspect, says Duplantis, is just as important as the physical demands.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
No grievance was small enough and no taboo was off the table for David’s character, who seized on the befuddling things that people say and do in social situations—and was just as often guilty of committing his own blunders.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2024
But Light, known for an exquisite musicality with a great sense of drama, knows creating a modern work for the public is just as important as making the dancers better at their craft.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
The price for a Special Edition chip tends to be pushed up just as hard, for good measure.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Just as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20as. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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