as if

Idioms and Phrases

Also, as though . As it would be, as in He decided to accept, as if it really mattered , or John scowled as though he were really angry . The first idiom dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the late 1700s. Also see make as if .

Example Sentences

In Mar Vista, shaking could be felt for 10 to 15 seconds on the second floor of a building, feeling as if someone had kicked a desk and made it wobble.

From Los Angeles Times

"It seems as if, in the Black community, sports are often viewed in a positive light and have historically been seen as a unique way to get ahead in society," he said.

From Science Daily

Why, it’s almost as if she learned the Plastics' trick of luring someone to gossip about another person on the phone without letting on that it's a three-way conference with the subject silently listening.

From Salon

"We've been treating cancer as if it doesn't evolve in response to what we do to it. It is time that we take that evolution seriously, guiding it rather than succumbing to it," says Carlo Maley, co-corresponding author of the new study.

From Science Daily

That brought him the rewards of Khawaja and Smith, who Labuschagne tried to convince to review - but he simply shrugged his shoulders as if to say 'it's out'.

From BBC