just like that

idiom

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

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And just like that, as his character Ethan Hunt frequently does, Cruise disappeared in the shadows with another mission accomplished. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2025 This episode was just like that, a lot of quick dancing, jazz hands, and even a lament sung by Shauhin, just for the most boring and obvious thing to happen in the end. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 May 2025 Then 2022 rolls in—rates shoot up to 4.5% and, just like that, the music stops. Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 And just like that, people are talking about the Birdman again. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.

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