as though

Idioms  

1. see as if.

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as though

In June, pursuing what became the short-lived memorandum of understanding, the vice president repeatedly described his and his colleagues’ efforts to bring reason to the U.S.-Iran relationship as though the idea were original.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

There was a palpable kindness that emanated throughout, as though every employee was working in her honor, whether performing in a show alongside her blood relatives or selling bedazzled tank tops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Speaking afterwards, Gary Neville said Villa looked as though they had had their "heart ripped out", pointing to the experience lost through the departures of Rogers, Tielemans and Konsa.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

I feel as though I’ve spent much of my summer taking shots at “Obsession” gussying up its thin characterizations to fool people into thinking it’s anything more than your standard horror sludge.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

But when at last they left, it was as though the Afterlife knew how the event had depleted Clare, and it always gave him the following three nights off.

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