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US
/ˈæz, ˈɛz/
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ADVERB
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to the same degree (often followed by `as')
sang as sweetly as a nightingale
they were equally beautiful
he is every bit as mean as she is
birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly
How To Use as In A Sentence
- It's not bad but neither is it brilliant - which won't bother 99 per cent of buyers one jot as they are in it for the image.
- Ask for an aged standing rib roast from the forequarter, trimmed and chined; bring to room temperature before roasting.
- He was a cute little beggar, looked like you as well.
- Mix together with as few stirs as possible - mixing too much will make the muffins too dense and heavy. The Sun
- If you wonder about ‘furphy’, as I did, here's a gloss and explanation.
- Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman military commanders Monday for allegedly planning to blow up mosques in order to trigger a military takeover and overthrow the WN.com - Photown News
- In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
- A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge. Times, Sunday Times
- Within five years, a unified currency in 1933 the "central" issue of "legal tender" currency has been relatively stable, so Donglai Bank has to resume business.
- Smith, who is also a director of Norwich City Football Club, said her CBE was a "very, very great honour". BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
