The shady dealer pawned off as genuine a set of antique coins he knew were fakes.

The spy was passing as a tourist to avoid detection.

Her early paintings were often held up as examples of modern impressionism.

Her will was hard as iron, refusing to bend even in the face of despair.

She was merry as a cricket at the reunion, chatting and laughing with old friends.

After months of stress and long shifts, Maria became thin as a rail and struggled to keep warm.

The cat was warm as toast after curling up beside the heater.

The shirt I bought online is loose as a goose and keeps slipping off my shoulders.

No matter how you phrase it, try as one may, you can't change some people's minds.

The town holds up as an example the way neighbors helped each other during the flood.