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Meanings
Expression
1. as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
2. apart from... (used to change the topic)
3. even (e.g. "not even a single person")
before a negative form
4. thinking that...; trying to...
after a volitional form
Top 200
Examples (200 in total)
I like you as a friend.
I wish I'd been born a cat.
I love you... as a friend.
I'm working as a carpenter.
I work as a guide.
I was born Muslim.
The boy was sold into slavery.
He was used as a tool.
I'm a police officer by profession.
Tradition, as such, should be respected.
Apples were served as the dessert.
She is famous as an actress.
He is admired as a writer.
Slaves were considered property.
Gasoline is used for fuel.
As the friend, I gave an opinion.
You aren't qualified to be the leader.
Tom became a successful lawyer.
I work as a consultant.
George set up as a merchant.
He won fame as a novelist.
He works as a translator.
She found employment as a typist.
She earns her living as a ballet dancer.
Kobe is famous as a port city.
She applied for a job as a saleswoman.
I know it for a fact.
This box will serve as a chair.
I'll tell you this as a doctor.
We adopt him as our representative.
We look up to him as our leader.
He is qualified as a doctor.
I viewed my action as a crime.
This room is used as a kitchen.
They look up to him as their leader.
I wanted to be born a rabbit, and not a human.
I think she will succeed as a lawyer.
As soldiers they went to the front.
The man was arrested as a spy.
My sister works in a bank as a secretary.
He is noted as a soccer player.
His political career has ended.
I work as Mr Eliot's assistant.
The company engaged him as an advisor.
She is a lady and expects to be treated as such.
The original was written as a school textbook.
He engaged her as an interpreter.
They worshipped him as a hero.
Mike acted as chairperson of the meeting.
Don't learn it by memorizing. Try to understand it.
Tom hired Mary as an interpreter.
I'll be working as your assistant.
He came to Berlin as a teacher.
He finally made a name for himself as a politician.
French developed from Latin.
He earns his living as a hotel boy.
I work as a teacher in a public school.
This bar is a popular student hangout.
You have infinite possibilities as an artist.
I'll take that as a compliment.
She is famous as a soprano.
That man is notorious as a gambler.
Mr. Tanaka was hired as a salesman.
They enrolled him as a jury member.
Russia had emerged as a second superpower.
You can use margarine as a substitute for butter.
Tom still doesn't have much experience as a professor.
She is recognized to be an expert on linguistics.
We keep a collie as a pet.
He made his mark as a writer with his very first novel.
Tom became famous as a violinist.
Mary works part-time as a nurse.
Tom started out as a street musician.
Nitrous oxide stopped being used as an anaesthetic a long time ago.
They teach Chinese as a second national language in Singapore.
He said it merely as a joke.
He has a good reputation as a doctor in the town.
How good you are at English has nothing to do with your value as a person.
My sister works as an assistant to a college professor.
This is the place where she works as a secretary.
She got nothing in reward for her kindness.
As a parent I was in a truly pitiable state.
I wish to say a word of apology.
The police are treating his death as a case of murder.
He has great ability as an artist.
He came to be known as a great novelist.
She works as a nurse in the local hospital.
My father works for the company as an engineer.
Germany is known as a land of poets and philosophers.
She works as a waitress at a nearby restaurant.
He held up his hands in token of surrender.
In his early days he was known as a great pianist.
He borrowed some money from his father as a last resort.
Mr Smith was announced as the succeeding chairman.
Jogging has become the favorite form of exercise.
As a pianist, he is far above me.
As a businessman he is far above me.
I adapted the garage for use as a workshop.
Matter can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas.
He attended the meeting as our company representative.
I would like to nominate Don Jones as chairman.
I put Paul's name forward as a possible candidate.
Try to understand it in Spanish, without translating to English.
A red light is often used as a danger signal.
Tom used an old postcard as a bookmark.
Bush followed Reagan as president.
Bob worked as a clerk in the grocery store on Saturday.
This museum is a famous tourist attraction.
The Niagara Falls are famous as a world leading tourist resort.
I sometimes use scissors as a can opener.
Sugar replaced honey as a sweetener.
We were late as a result of the traffic jam.
From that moment on, the town was recognized as Esteban's town.
We respect him as a good senior.
As a result of the war, many people died.
I will give you this bicycle as a birthday present.
As a result, he became a great merchant.
I meant it to be used as a textbook.
We think little of him as a scholar.
Some people keep rare animals as pets.
She gave me a watch for a birthday present.
The lion is often used as a symbol of courage.
These problems have arisen as a result of indifference.
He was at a loss to explain where he had put the dictionary.
In the Middle Ages, milk was still popular as a medicine.
You must accept the king of Spain as your leader.
In the early days of American history, blacks lived in slavery.
The Japanese do not always make a bow as a mark of respect.
His ambition was to break into television as an announcer.
As a politician, he makes utmost use of his acting ability.
The government official spoke to the reporter on condition of anonymity.
This is the TV station where my uncle works as an announcer.
His career as a journalist was full of distinguished achievements.
As a writer, she does not fit into any of the traditional categories.
He succeeded his father as president of the company.
He went to China as a soldier, never to come back.
He received a large sum of money in compensation for his injury.
The millionaire began life as a poor boy.
He had established a solid reputation as a man of character.
This building should be kept as a national heritage.
His term of office as governor expires next January.
He is known as a proficient artist in his field.
This is the reason that she succeeded as a pop singer.
She is working as a volunteer interpreter at the international conference.
He offered me some money in token of gratitude.
The government is expelling illegal aliens as part of a crackdown.
Not all Americans speak English as their mother tongue.
That flour mill is now operated as a museum.
In the desert, camels are more important than cars for transportation.
He appealed to lack of funds as a reason for the failure of his enterprise.
Our school accepted three Canadians as exchange students.
He is a friend and I treat him as such.
Every year, I buy new notebooks for school.
If you act like a child, you will be treated as such.
I'll treat this play simply as a tragedy.
However, only the human community has verbal languages as a means of communication.
I promise you, we as a people will get there.
The lawyer said he would speak on behalf of Mr. Smith.
The orchestra members respected Mr Smith as a conductor.
We chose Father as a neutral judge of our disputes.
I advise you in my capacity as a doctor to stop smoking.
The court ordered me to pay a hundred thousand dollars in damages.
In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people.
Of all the famous baseball players, he stands out as a genius.
She was superstitious, as the people of that period usually were.
He worked hard; as a result he made a great success.
My father trained me not as a man or a woman, but as a performer.
She was trained as a violinist under a famous musician.
As a new father, I gave my first child plenty of books.
He could not accept a strange woman as his mother.
Surprisingly, there are some people in Japan who keep penguins as pets.
Peter overcame a lot of difficulties before succeeding as a doctor.
The successful concert tour established her reputation as a singer.
She has finally been regarded by the nation as the most charismatic actress.
I pay 100,000 yen in monthly rent for my apartment.
When he returned, he brought a baseball cap and gave it as a present to his friend.
Jim stayed with us while he was in Japan as an exchange student.
The allies condemned the invasion as a violation of UN resolutions.
Tax cuts are often used as a major fiscal tool to stimulate the economy.
Many ethnic groups traditionally give money as a wedding gift.
Her skill as a teacher is based on her understanding of young people.
There's no denying his ability as a pitcher, but he is rather injury-prone.
His company was singled out as the most successful small business in the region.
Do you want me to wrap it up as a gift?
I worked as a teacher for fifteen years.
They charged me five dollars for the bag.
Poland ceased to exist as a nation for 120 years.
Karuizawa is famous as a summer resort.
He looks so young for his age that he passes for a college student.
The hotel charged me 8,000 yen for the room.
The teacher assigned us ten problems for homework.
He has been in practice as a lawyer for more than ten years.
Anyone over eighteen years of age counts as an adult.
She is thinking of suing as a last resort.
In the nineteenth century, many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.
Mrs. Barrett will become the fifth female Supreme Court justice.
They have charged me 30 pounds for the shoes.
Three other people were singled out for special praise.
You have to give three months' rent as a deposit.
My oldest brother attended the meeting on behalf of our father.