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

Both she and her best friend, Crystal, have danced hula since they were two, but it’s Michelle who moves through the world as if it’s her stage and the rest of us are merely her audience.

From Literature

The bird tilts, as if to catch a different current of air, and then soars toward the mountains.

From Literature

And then, as if she can read my mind, Tūtū adds, “Anyway, the outside is big. Good to be in this yard, beneath the trees. Special, this space.”

From Literature

I’m not supposed to touch the ‘umeke unless Tūtū is with me. The wooden bowl is a family heirloom, passed down for more generations than even Tūtū can count. Every few weeks she pulls it out of the cabinet and shows me how to oil and care for it. She even talks to it, as if it’s a real live thing. Sometimes she lets me hold it. “You can ask this ‘umeke any question,” she says.

From Literature

Titus stares at his desk as if he wants to disappear into it.

From Literature