and that
idiom
1
somewhat formal
—used to refer to an idea just mentioned
He was helpful, and that to an unusual degree.
2
chiefly British, informal
: and more things of the same kind
She spends her money drinking, gambling, and that.
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Up to this point, that's how it's been, and that's my expectation.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Carolina still scored a late touchdown on a Bryce Young throw to Jalen Coker to cut the deficit to two, but Tampa Bay made a key first down, ran almost all of the clock out, and that was that.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
Mamdani’s direct participation at the MTA Board table would help reassure the public that his free-fare proposal is achievable within the authority’s broader financial reality and that its effects on the overall transit network are being taken seriously.
—Jay Walder, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Solis said the good news for the plant owners is that leaves generally grow back and that the cutting performed by the unknown individuals isn’t too far off from what actual pruning looks like.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Carolina still scored a late touchdown on a Bryce Young throw to Jalen Coker to cut the deficit to two, but Tampa Bay made a key first down, ran almost all of the clock out, and that was that.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
Mamdani’s direct participation at the MTA Board table would help reassure the public that his free-fare proposal is achievable within the authority’s broader financial reality and that its effects on the overall transit network are being taken seriously.
—Jay Walder, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Solis said the good news for the plant owners is that leaves generally grow back and that the cutting performed by the unknown individuals isn’t too far off from what actual pruning looks like.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for and that
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“And that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20that. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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