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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as if

There is something almost existential or metaphysical about what happens to them, as if someone hit the reset button on their entire personality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Donald said he felt as if he had never been away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

It is not as if they need the supplementary income streams.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

It’s not as if they were short on time; the 2026 telecast ended five minutes early, and only because “Brothers” stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson stalled to reduce the 10-minute gap.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

She flinched, as if she’d just slapped herself with those words, then bounded off, heaving herself ungracefully over the garden fence.

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