in that

phrase

—used to introduce a statement that explains or gives more specific information about what one has just said
The book is good, in that it's well written, but I didn't actually enjoy reading it.

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Before this year, Democrats had the advantage in that district, which was centered in Osceola County and was heavily Hispanic. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026 According to the scholar Patrick Weil, this was the most of any democratic country in that era. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026 In that organizing and in that coalition, how did the DSA influence, impact, your race specifically? — Mark Guiducci, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026 Most of the sculpture made in the 1960s was made in that studio. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in that

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“In that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20that. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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