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

“When I make a speech, you know, I don’t try to make it in some sterile way as if I don’t have any views. Of course I do, and I express those, because I think that is an honest thing that one should do.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Pulp's first album since 2001, More, somehow manages to sound as if it was recorded and shelved in their mid-90s heyday.

From BBC

"It was as if he asked us to create a new website every day."

From BBC

It was as if they were staring at the AI industry’s broader dilemma: whether to move boldly into uncertain territory or wait for clarity and risk falling behind.

From The Wall Street Journal

The narrator mentions finding a lifeless bird on his Christmas walk, and when he tries out his “bright new boots” with a walk along the frosty shore, we feel as if he and his friends are standing at the edge of an abyss.

From The Wall Street Journal