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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This dreamscape of the island, like that of the jungle, illuminates in children’s literature a sense of utopia and longing about childhood as a not-quite-place, situated in an irretrievable past-yet-future, while at the same time rooted in an anti-utopian logic of adulthood.
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Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
The research could open the door to usable perovskite devices that can be produced at scale, using a process like that used to make commercial semiconductors.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Nov. 2025
There are many instances like that where technology has malfunctioned.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Nov. 2025
Dunne’s story was full of details like that.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
The research could open the door to usable perovskite devices that can be produced at scale, using a process like that used to make commercial semiconductors.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Nov. 2025
There are many instances like that where technology has malfunctioned.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Nov. 2025
Dunne’s story was full of details like that.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 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 19 Nov. 2025.
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