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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Sean Tipton, chief advocacy and policy director for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, said a policy like that could only be designed to dissuade people from accessing their health benefits.
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CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Egypt Beyond actually already operates a small boat like that—the five-cabin Set Nefru—but it will soon be eclipsed by Amereller’s other major new launch.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
Situational awareness like that is special.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Private eyes are supposed to talk like that in private.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Egypt Beyond actually already operates a small boat like that—the five-cabin Set Nefru—but it will soon be eclipsed by Amereller’s other major new launch.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
Situational awareness like that is special.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Private eyes are supposed to talk like that in private.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Dec. 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 23 Dec. 2025.
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