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 These dino robots are made to look life-like and just as big, if not bigger. —

Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2024 Crews on Friday continued to gain ground against nearly half a dozen major wildfires burning across California, just as another heat wave descended on the state. —

Jason Green, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024 For the most part, furniture pieces are just as easy to return as a small table lamp or wall art. —

Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024 The heat peaked at 93 degrees around 1 p.m., just as the last groups got to the first tee. —

Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for just as

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