as if

Idioms  

1. Also, as though. As it would be, as in He decided to accept, as if it really mattered, or John scowled as though he were really angry. The first idiom dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the late 1700s. Also see make as if.

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Example Sentences

It’s as if the artists knew that even divine figures are human — which Chávez’s acolytes never understood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

"If Scotland don't win then we'll still celebrate as if they did," they said.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Waders with nets worked their way through the massive body of water, as if this were a little backyard pool with some tree debris.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026

It was as if it had found something of itself it wasn’t sure still existed, or remembered something it used to know.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

For a moment, it was as if the boy heard.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman