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It was as soft as a pillow. vs It was soft as a pillow.

Both sentences are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. The first sentence, 'It was as soft as a pillow.' is considered more formal and is more commonly used. The second sentence 'It was soft as a pillow.' is less common but is sometimes used in informal speech or writing.
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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"It was as soft as a pillow."

This phrase is a common simile used to describe the softness of something by comparing it to a pillow. It is considered more formal.
  • - Please! - Soft as a pillow.
  • I fell on some soft pillows.
  • All I really want is a hot bath and a soft pillow.
  • ALL I WANT IS A HOT SHOWER AND A SOFT PILLOW.
  • Here, you can use this thing as a pillow.
  • Chief, she was using a vodka bottle as a pillow.
  • It's me as a pillow.
  • I was lying on the floor, which was as soft as a thick carpet.
  • No doubt even then your hair was as soft as it is now.
  • His voice was as soft as the moonlight
  • And I am the poster boy for zero ambition... living on a land boat, hand-to-mouth, and I use a costo-sized bag of oyster crackers as a pillow.
  • Perhaps it was the morning he awoke to find two bums using him as a pillow that he realized she wasn't coming back.
  • I mean, come on, it was a pillow.
  • The night when it was raining... and I made you an umbrella out of a pillow.
  • Killer snuffed him with a pillow.
  • Joints as soft as plants in the wind.
  • Her hands are as soft as silk.
  • This sand is as soft as silk.
  • Not as soft as the ones at West Texas Mental Institution.
  • Thy hands are as soft as a sheep's udder.

Alternatives:

  • it was as soft as silk.
  • it was as light as a feather.
  • it was as white as snow.
  • it was as clear as crystal.
  • it was as cold as ice.

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

"It was soft as a pillow."

This phrase is also a simile used to describe softness by comparing it to a pillow. It is more informal compared to the first phrase.
  • - Please! - Soft as a pillow.
  • I fell on some soft pillows.
  • All I really want is a hot bath and a soft pillow.
  • ALL I WANT IS A HOT SHOWER AND A SOFT PILLOW.
  • Here, you can use this thing as a pillow.
  • Chief, she was using a vodka bottle as a pillow.
  • It's me as a pillow.
  • And I am the poster boy for zero ambition... living on a land boat, hand-to-mouth, and I use a costo-sized bag of oyster crackers as a pillow.
  • Perhaps it was the morning he awoke to find two bums using him as a pillow that he realized she wasn't coming back.
  • I mean, come on, it was a pillow.
  • The night when it was raining... and I made you an umbrella out of a pillow.
  • Killer snuffed him with a pillow.
  • Myself, I'd go up country, and if she would not sign the oath, I'd beat her head against the wall till it was soft as a baked apple.
  • But when I returned, it was too late. executives have had him immobilized and suffocated with a pillow.
  • He smothered Desdemona with a pillow.
  • If it helps... I enjoyed hitting you with a pillow.
  • A grieving father smother my remaining brother with a pillow.
  • No, he landed on a pillow.
  • It'll be like landing on a pillow.
  • Must have been snuffed with a pillow.

Alternatives:

  • it was soft like a pillow.
  • it was soft as down.
  • it was soft as a cloud.
  • it was soft as velvet.
  • it was soft as a baby's skin.

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