How to Use as though in a Sentence

as though

conjunction
  • His mouth seemed far away, damp and small, as though misplaced.
    — Samanta Schweblin, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
  • All the items appeared as though they hadn’t been touched for decades.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 July 2023
  • The paintings on the walls have been cleaned as though no time had passed.
    — Sarah Belmont For Artnews, Robb Report, 5 July 2023
  • My lungs felt as though someone had coated them with glue.
    — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Everything has a cloudy film to it as though things weren’t clear.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Others wore mouth guards that swelled their lips as though they’d just been punched in the face.
    — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Phillips looks better each day and looks as though he’ll be cleared for practice soon.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The mammoth, naked from the midriff up, looked as though he were headed to the pool.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The yelps and shrieks of Drive seemed smothered as though his mouth was full of fur.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
  • When my plate arrived, my friend made a face as though it was smeared with something nasty.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Of course, most job hunters at the time felt as though the job market was frozen solid.
    — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Lee feels as though the overall quality of the app has gone down.
    — Steffi Cao, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Some people take it as though people are there in service to them.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 June 2026
  • Crosby sounds as though plenty of gas remains in the tank.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Kieran Culkin looks as though someone’s stolen a piece of his soul.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Mike gave Drew a look as though Drew had butted in with this advice.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Reforms came fast, as though a levee had been broken.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Collect stories as though your life depends on it.
    — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
  • It’s seemed as though some defenses have known what to expect.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
  • At first, these objects seem as though they shouldn’t be related.
    — Joseph Howlett, Wired News, 27 July 2025
  • At first, these objects seem as though they shouldn’t be related.
    — Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 2 June 2025
  • There’s structure here without the wine tasting as though it were propped up by oak.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The back room indeed looks as though a parking lot was encased in four walls and a roof.
    — Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
  • His tools sprawled across the table and onto the floor, as though rummaged through by a band of wood rats.
    — William Liang, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
  • Each line is intoned by one of the brothers as though an extension of their prayers.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The food seemed to appear as though by magic from a tiny kitchen hidden in the mangroves.
    — Pilar Guzmán, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The soldier remained still as though the archangel Gabriel was talking to her.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
  • But why did the perp throw mail around, as though looking for something specific?
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
  • The movie races through the plot, as though victory lies in crossing the finish line.
    — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
  • With every passing day, some observers feel as though the case might never be solved.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

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