Examples of 'you were as' in a sentence

Meaning of "you were as"

This phrase is often used to make a comparison between two things or people. It suggests that the person being addressed exhibited a similar quality, behavior, or appearance as the subject of the comparison

How to use "you were as" in a sentence

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you were as
You were as good to shoot against the wind.
Had to prove you were as good as the boys.
You were as poor and stupid as you could be.
She always respected who you were as a human being.
I wish you were as eager to protect this railroad.
Shutting the gates showed you were as terrified as them.
You were as good as dead when you came in.
I bet you wish you were as close to your daughter.
You were as beautiful as the day he met you.
No as it turns out you were as crazy as her.
You were as eager as a young lover to ride to her.
I wondered whether you were as dead as they said you were.
You were as arrogant then as you are being right now.
I wanted to see if you were as tall on both sides.
If you were as encouraging to them as you are to me.

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You would be happy if you were as fresh as the pike.
And you were as convinced then as you are now.
I have always known you were as brave as a lion.
You were as good as dead you said.
You always said you were as good as any doctor.
You were as unjust towards her as you were with me.
They told me you were as good as broke.
You were as good as dead when they brought you in.
Just wondered if you were as passionate about it.
You were as green when you first got here.
I did not realize you were as desperate as the rest of them.
You were as ugly then as you are now.
I remember when you were little you were as scrawny as a matchstick.
I wish you were as smart as that dragon too.
I just said that you were as good.
I expect you were as disgusting then as you are now.
I would love you even more if you were as clever as.
I did not think you were as defenseless as you pretended.
Sean was just telling me how fat you were as a baby.
You asked if you were as pitiful as the mermaid.
I know how sweet and earnest you were as a boy.
I wish you were as good working as making excuses.
I want to know where you were as well.
I hope you were as good a teacher as you were a hacker.
And just as happy as you were as a boy.
If only you were as generous with your feelings.
Nothing remains of what you were as children.
I just wish you were as invested in our investigation.
Somebody called and told me you were as good as broke.
If only you were as attuned to environmental issues.
I mistakenly thought that you were as sincere as me.
I am sure you were as good and pure as other children.
We want you back the way you were as much as you do.
Maybe you were as good as people said.
When you came back from it you were as sick as any of us.

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