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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The clashing worldviews of secularism and Christianity are not simply competing outlooks — as though one were merely better than the other.
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James O. Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
It had been mounted on a small platform, which bore a little icon of a pair of feet inside a backslash circle, as though stepping into a guillotine were every museumgoer’s wish.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
The question of women’s participation is framed not as administrative policy, but as a threat to the sanctity of Torah itself, as though women seeking to be tested on halacha must first overcome a presumption of unworthiness.
—Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Something written down that is direct, as though there is not much time, and certainly none for literary flourish.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
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James O. Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
It had been mounted on a small platform, which bore a little icon of a pair of feet inside a backslash circle, as though stepping into a guillotine were every museumgoer’s wish.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
The question of women’s participation is framed not as administrative policy, but as a threat to the sanctity of Torah itself, as though women seeking to be tested on halacha must first overcome a presumption of unworthiness.
—Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Something written down that is direct, as though there is not much time, and certainly none for literary flourish.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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