Sentence examples for as if to agree from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "as if to agree" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone appears to be in agreement or is acting in a way that suggests agreement, often without explicitly stating it.
Example: "She nodded her head, as if to agree with his point about the importance of teamwork."
Alternatives: "seemingly in agreement" or "as though in accord".

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"She was a very dignified lady," he said slowly, nodding as if to agree with himself.

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"I would be surprised if it took as long to agree as in France's case because we've had the precedent, and UK officials have been discussing their scheme with the EU for some time," said Richard Wilson, Tiga's chief executive.

Rakoff sounded as if he were inclined to agree.

My treat?" For a moment, it looked as if Ms. Duffy were going to agree.

As he wrote in January 1950, "it is as if we had been obliged to agree to Edward VIII's abdication so as not to annoy the Irish Free State and the United States of America".

The current stopgap measure expires March 18, and members of the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday were preparing another short-term extension as a contingency if lawmakers again failed to agree on a plan to finance the government through Sept. 30.

"He looked good — look at him," Savage said, as if he were expecting his listeners to agree.

However, having seen its theoretical majority of 161 collapse to just five, the government cannot carry on as if nothing has happened.Everybody seems to agree that the government must never go through such a debilitating trauma again.

Instead, the countries in the euro zone are continuing to act as if measures agreed to in July to shore up Greek finances, and that slow-moving European parliaments have yet to fully approve, are sufficient to contain the crisis.

As calmly as if he were agreeing to go to the corner deli for a turkey and cheese sandwich, Dan said yes.

Something to do with watching Narnia, drinking adults' tea with sugar and being lulled into liking it, but also feeling as sad as if I had agreed to die, because it was school tomorrow and I would have to go to bed and there would never be vitality or fun in life, ever again.

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