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as if

conjunction

Definition of as if

as in like

the way it would be or one would do if she looked as if she wanted to ask one more question before we left

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Recent Examples of as if For a time last year, Kalshi and Polymarket postured as if international success would come easily. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Often the Bulls fell into a flat-footed stance in the half-court offense, looking around as if waiting for an instruction that never came. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 There, shortly after fully participating in a practice as if nothing ever happened, the rookie linebacker recapped the scenes from perhaps the scariest moment of his football career three days prior. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The plot, though streamlined, is accented with some verbal modernisms in keeping with that reclining easy chair, as if slipped in to keep things askew. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as if

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