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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Not quite right – Helm does not have jug ears like that.
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Watching the Titans this year feels a little bit like that old debate.
—Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Nov. 2025
Words like that carry generations of pain, and pretending otherwise only keeps the cycle going.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Throws like that are why Ohio State has officially launched Sayin’s Heisman campaign.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Watching the Titans this year feels a little bit like that old debate.
—Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Nov. 2025
Words like that carry generations of pain, and pretending otherwise only keeps the cycle going.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Throws like that are why Ohio State has officially launched Sayin’s Heisman campaign.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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 9 Nov. 2025.
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