Definition: 1. To the same degree. 2. To describe something appearing to be something else. 3. Used to say that something happens in the same way. 4. While something else is happening.
Use 'as' in a sentence:
1. His eyes were as hard as flint.
2. He wasas cunning as a fox.
3. I shouted as loud as I could.
4. Food prices are no longer inflating at the same rate as last year.
5. He's as stubborn as a mule.
6. His career is as good as over.
7. She can be as stubborn as a mule.
8. He's nearly as tall as you are.
9. She's not as daft as she looks.
10. My hands are as cold as ice.
11. He worked just as hard as anyone.
12. You're as tall as your father.
13. We didn't go as far as the others.
14. The band made their first record as far back as 1990.
15. It wasn't quite as simple as I thought it would be.
16. This isn't as bad as I thought.
17. I haven't known him as long as you.
18. This design came to be known as the Oriental style.
19. It's not as hard as I thought.
20. The water wasas smooth as glass.
21. I'd like one the same as yours.
22. Art may be used as a vehicle for propaganda.
23. It wasn't so good as last time.
24. The matter is as good as settled.
25. Can you run as fast as Mike?
26. The figures for 2001 were used as a baseline for the study.
27. They're not as rich as all that.
28. His hair wasas white as snow.
29. I got away as quick as I could.
30. I know people's handwriting changes as they get older.
31. Take as much time as you like.
32. The article served as a useful starting point for our discussion.
33. He wasas white as a sheet.
34. This one works in exactly the same way as the other.
35. She would be in bed by now, as like as not.
36. At one stage it looked as though they would win.
37. He doesn't earn as much as me.
38. As you're aware, this is not a new problem.
39. Her skin wasas smooth as silk.
40. Her skin wasas white as snow.
41. The cost is about half as much again as it was two years ago.
42. The book wasn't anything like as good as her first one.
43. I felt as pleased as anything.
44. Life imprisonment is defined as 60 years under state law.
45. The design is intended to use space as economically as possible.
46. We'd like it as soon as possible.
47. The new contract will be the same in every particular as the old one.
48. Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel.
49. I'm as near certain as can be.
50. Four points stand out as being more important than the rest.
51. The house was reported as being in excellent condition.
52. His mind is as sharp as ever.
53. The cause of the crash was given as engine failure.
54. The database could be used as a teaching resource in colleges.
55. You have to show your ticket as you go in.
56. The new rules could mean the end of football as we know it.
57. The building is currently being used as a warehouse.
58. The building had previously been used as a hotel.
