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JUST AS
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
At the same time as
Example:
the building collapsed just as he arrived
Synonyms:
even as; just as
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Context examples:
During that meal he appeared just as composed as usual.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Suddenly, just as we reach the vessel, there is a shout behind us.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It came just as we had finished our tea.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Is it not clear that there is just as much of the pencil left as usually follows the Johann?
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
There are aspects of the relationship you like, but there are just as many parts that trouble you.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
"Think hard," he cautioned, just as she was opening her mouth to speak.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
“I saw nothing. It is just as mysterious to me. He suddenly released me and staggered away. But what shall we do? What shall I do?”
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
"One bunk's just as good as the other."
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Yesterday, however, just as I was thinking of leaving the office, my clerk entered to say there was a gentleman waiting who wished to see me upon business.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She was just as determined when the morrow came, and went early, that nothing might prevent her.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
