Definition of As if by magic

1. Adverb. In a magical manner. "It disappeared magically"

Exact synonyms: Magically
Partainyms: Magical

Lexicographical Neighbors of As If By Magic

as easy as rolling off a log
as expected
as far as
as far as I'm concerned
as far as one knows
as far as possible
as fit as a butcher's dog
as follows
as for
as good as it gets
as good as one's word
as hell
as if
as if by magic (current term)
as if there were no tomorrow
as in
as is
as it happens
as it is
as it stands
as it were
as long as
as luck may have it
as luck would have it
as much
as much as possible
as much use as a chocolate fireguard
as much use as a chocolate teapot

Literary usage of As if by magic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The War Diary of a Diplomat by Lee Meriwether (1919)
"news reached Paris to-day, as if by magic the stars and stripes appeared from tens of thousands of windows; and whenever they saw an American on the streets ..."

2. What a New York Trooper Saw of the War by Charles Fuller (1900)
"peared as if by magic, and the surgeon had nothing to do but pack his trunk. We worked like army mules on an up grade all that Saturday, and, as usual, ..."

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