just as

idiom

: to an equal degree as

Our house is just as nice as theirs.

This one is just as good as that one.

She performs just as well as he does.

: in the same way as

Just as we hope to be forgiven, so we should forgive others.

Just as I thought/suspected, the door is locked.

Examples of just as in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But after the verdict, just as before it, leading Republicans and a variety of likeminded voters wrote it off as just another egregious example of Us vs. Them. —

Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024 Frightened by the rush of water invading his neighborhood, the dog had broken loose from his home and escaped, just as his owners were preparing to flee. —

Jorge C. Carrasco, New York Times, 30 May 2024 The Scene of the Crime In the Knives Out films, the setting is just as much a character as any member of the ensemble. —

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 May 2024 Similarly, stashing it away for storage was just as easy since all the attachments mount right to the model, including the two batteries which sit under a protective lid. —

Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for just as

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