Examples of as though in a Sentence
the applause was so great it was as though the toddler's dance class had been the Bolshoi Ballet
Recent Examples on the Web
The deep red sandstone in Arizona’s northeast corner, carved into towering buttes and spires, unrolls across the desert as though waiting for a location shoot.
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The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
Cole said the post read as though her daughter was describing herself.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Fans watching at home — many of whom were eagerly anticipating Joel’s first-ever television concert special since its announcement — felt as though their bubble of joy had needlessly popped.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Paramedics rushed through the park toward a tent, one of dozens illegally erected by the town’s hundreds of homeless people, then play resumed as though nothing had happened.
—Claire Rush, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
This is bigger than the retail sector and yet so many caregivers are made to feel as though our efforts are small–and not worthy of support.
—Phyllis Fagell, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Mars in Pisces feels as though an associate is hard work.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Other screenshots show the same questions but with different responses, as though someone were trying out different answers with a software program.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The agency says the dissociative aspect comes from its ability to make users feel as though they’re detached from their pain and the environment around them.
—Sasha Hupka, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
Cole said the post read as though her daughter was describing herself.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Fans watching at home — many of whom were eagerly anticipating Joel’s first-ever television concert special since its announcement — felt as though their bubble of joy had needlessly popped.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Paramedics rushed through the park toward a tent, one of dozens illegally erected by the town’s hundreds of homeless people, then play resumed as though nothing had happened.
—Claire Rush, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
This is bigger than the retail sector and yet so many caregivers are made to feel as though our efforts are small–and not worthy of support.
—Phyllis Fagell, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Mars in Pisces feels as though an associate is hard work.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Other screenshots show the same questions but with different responses, as though someone were trying out different answers with a software program.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The agency says the dissociative aspect comes from its ability to make users feel as though they’re detached from their pain and the environment around them.
—Sasha Hupka, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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