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

College Football Brain is why we still have Zombie Bowl games layered on top of this 12-team playoff, as if anyone actually cares or comprehends why the quarterfinal needs to masquerade as the Cotton Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s as if they don’t want to accept that I won.”

From Los Angeles Times

He began discussing something about a Watergate prosecutor, as if I should know what he was referring to.

From Slate

Harbaugh said he didn’t know if Herbert will miss time because of the injury, but Herbert told reporters he’s approaching the week as if he will play in the Chargers’ next game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 8.

From Los Angeles Times

“Hamnet” is an exercise in performance closely tied to the one happening on stage, as if to remind us that all great art is born from trials and triumphs, while hoping the audience will conflate the power of Shakespeare’s play with this film.

From Salon