just like that

phrase

: very suddenly
The girl vanished just like that.
Just like that it started raining.

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And just like that, the email account was compromised, giving the hacker full access to all of that user’s emails. Paul Blough, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026 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 2 Jul. 2026.

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