like that

phrase

1
: of that kind
I love books like that.
2
: in that manner
Why does she talk like that?

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There’s all sorts of implications to a realization like that, and most of them are pretty unpleasant and tough to wrap your head around. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026 Truthfully, to me, that’s harder to come into a legacy show like that and really carve out a space for yourself. — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 The French church, like that in many countries, has faced a reckoning over its legacy of abuse. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 And there was like that frugal DIY part of me that was like, ‘That’s ridiculous, man. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for like that

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“Like that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20that. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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