Grammar a Day - Level 1 - さながら (sanagara)

さながら (sanagara) - Just like

--- Examples ---
夜のトイレを恐れる駄々っ子さながらの、言い訳にもならないセリフでお茶を濁した。
Just like a spoiled, selfish child, I avoided the main issue.

さまざまなトラブルを想定した本番さながらの訓練
The training session included a variety of mock situations and emergencies.

本場ニューヨークさながらのジャズナイト
A jazz night just like a genuine New York one.

石器時代さながらの着火方法
How to light a fire just like they did it in the stone age.

NYさながらのStylishな雰囲気
A stylish atmosphere like New York

TOEICテストさながらの出題形式
Questions just like the real ones that appear in the TOEIC test.

本番さながらのシミュレーション
A simulation just like the real thing.

実際の試験さながらの模擬テスト
A practice exam, just like the real one.

強盗団は近くの家から１１０メートルに及ぶトンネルを掘って侵入した。映画さながらの強盗だ。
The group of robbers dug a 110m tunnel from a nearby house and entered the
premises. It's just like a movie.

--- Comments ---
There is Kanji for this grammar (宛ら), but it is usually written in
hiragana.

For #5509, 'Avoiding the main issue' is the only translation I can come up
with for お茶を濁す that doesn't sound awkward. Any better ideas?
(contributor: blabby)

Something like 'muddle along' may be?
(contributor: bamboo4)

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