just like that
idiom
: very suddenly
The girl vanished just like that.
Just like that it started raining.
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Now those four guys love each other, just like that.
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Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
There is cheering and hugs and then, just like that, there is calm.
—Jonathan Terrell, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
And, just like that, a new memory — set to the soundtrack of The Who — was born.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
And just like that, they are parted again.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
There is cheering and hugs and then, just like that, there is calm.
—Jonathan Terrell, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
And, just like that, a new memory — set to the soundtrack of The Who — was born.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
And just like that, they are parted again.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for just like that
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“Just like that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20like%20that. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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