As if and In fact

As if

As if conjunction - The way it would be or one would do if.
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In fact and as if are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In fact" instead an adverb phrase "As if".

In fact

In fact adverb - In reality or actuality.

As if and in fact are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "As if" instead an adverb phrase "In fact".

Both terms in one sentence

  • The Heavy's ÜberCharge also seems to be making him immune to the rockets' knockback—in fact, the rockets don't even detonate, they just bounce off him as if they were airblasted.
  • In the Underworld movies, Viktor rewrote vampire history to appear as if he was the original vampire, when, in fact, it was another Elder, Marcus.
  • Comic Book / Black Adam In fact, it looked for a while as if he'd finally have something to be happy about.
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