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

After this, Mr McGregor said "no comment" to such questions as if he and Nikita Hand were from the same area of Crumlin in Dublin.

From BBC

It was as if, suddenly, he’d found his voice.

From Los Angeles Times

“Everyone else looked at AG as if they were applying for a judicial appointment. They talked about their vaunted legal theories and constitutional bulls**t. Gaetz was the only one who said, ‘Yeah, I’ll go over there and start cuttin’ f***in’ heads.’”

From Salon

He often wore wire-rimmed glasses, and his jaw jutted forward, as if clenched.

From Salon

They were endorsed again the week after the massacre, as if they were not shocking but the logical evolution of four decades of messaging that, until that terrible August day, had failed to land.

From Salon