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 this space is meant to tie a bow around the dominant story surrounding Cleveland this week: injuries to three vitally important players that were described to the public as though any of them could have been played through in Game 2 when, in fact, none of them likely could have.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Some novels feel not so much written as conjured, as though the author has absorbed something from the larger ambient culture and distilled it into the characters and narrative.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
My ribs felt as though every one had been broken, and my left hand was swollen until the fingers were rigid.
—Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
People whose skin is so ripped up with road rash that the burn unit has to treat them, as though their skin had melted off in a fire.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Some novels feel not so much written as conjured, as though the author has absorbed something from the larger ambient culture and distilled it into the characters and narrative.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
My ribs felt as though every one had been broken, and my left hand was swollen until the fingers were rigid.
—Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
People whose skin is so ripped up with road rash that the burn unit has to treat them, as though their skin had melted off in a fire.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for as though
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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