Sentence examples for were is that from inspiring English sources

The "problem" with this account, as it were, is that Wilson's political life was hardly defined by racism.

The good news, as it were, is that this is the first time in years that the outside world has been given a frank appraisal of Airbus.

"My message to our radio family as it were is that the matriarch or the patriarch in this debate is the BBC.

Perhaps the acid test of how likeable they were is that, when they celebrated the title by bleaching their hair en masse for the final game, it didn't seem like the naffest thing ever.

The order of service, as it were, is that the pigs are gassed in a rotating chamber that holds 10 animals, then they slide down a chute, hooked up by the heel and attached to an overhead pulley system that will ultimately deliver them into refrigerated trucks for transport.

A reflection of how bad the circumstances were is that William Douglas, the man credited most with laying the foundation of the SEC, was a law professor originally appointed as a commissioner to assist Mr Kennedy because of his expertise in bankruptcy.

It's been that way for years.

It's been that way since Truman.

It's been that way since 1776".

"It's been that way all season.

It's been that kind of year.