like that
idiom
1
: of that kind
I love books like that.
2
: in that manner
Why does she talk like that?
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How to create opportunities for himself, say, or how much to carry the puck without Marner there lugging it around — little things like that.
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Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Sometimes, there are people in the world who take advantage and would do something like that to someone.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Kerr’s anger did not stun Draymond Green, who did not have to go far back to remember the last time his coach’s temper had boiled over like that.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
That’s why everybody is out there hitting like that.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Sometimes, there are people in the world who take advantage and would do something like that to someone.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Kerr’s anger did not stun Draymond Green, who did not have to go far back to remember the last time his coach’s temper had boiled over like that.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
That’s why everybody is out there hitting like that.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Like that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20that. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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