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as if

conjunction

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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 But then Dianna, as if sensing my discomfort, turned to look at me. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 But the boat overtook me, pounded at me as if asking me not to leave it. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 The spectators ran onto the field, as if at the end of a football game. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 As a woman waded through the waters around the Bridge Side Marina in Bridge Isle, Louisiana, the tiny canine with a fluffy white coat wiggled his forelegs as if swimming, video of the cute moment shows. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as if

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