as though

conjunction

: as if

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 There’s structure here without the wine tasting as though it were propped up by oak. Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024 Though its loose, improvisatory feel is suited to the material, most of its humor feels like the first draft of a better film — as though the entire movie consists of what should have been deleted scenes. Michael Nordine, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024 Two immense towers, which looked as though they’d been erected from squat blocks of cookie dough, loomed above her. David Owen, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024 The bathroom stripped of everything — even the shower curtain — as though freshly rejuvenated for a new renter to walk in and decorate. Charles Jensen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 Adapted from the anime of the same name, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead concerns Akira (Eiji Akaso), a corporate drone who feels as though he’s become a zombie in his waking life. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024 Winding through the room felt as though guests were in a taking a turn about a sculpture garden. Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024 An ex-spouse also can claim survivor’s benefits as though the couple were still married at the time the other spouse passed away. Bob Carlson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 Mellon declined to comment on why the CDPH memo included language that sounded as though the Newsom administration had issued a statewide in-office mandate. Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of as though was in the 12th century

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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20though. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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as though

conjunction
: as if

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