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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For that scene, there was a lot of just wailing and gnashing of teeth that had to happen at that point so the challenge for scenes like that is just those are the finer points of acting that can always be elusive. Jim Halterman, Variety, 1 July 2025 To avoid a significant drought like that again, the first step is ensuring Antetokounmpo doesn’t lose faith in the organization. Shane Young, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 Experiments like that one show how computer interfaces have improved, Hochberg says. Jon Hamilton, NPR, 30 June 2025 That’s movie language for sure—real humans don’t talk like that. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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