like that
idiom
1
: of that kind
I love books like that.
2
: in that manner
Why does she talk like that?
Examples of like that in a Sentence
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People from Iron Maiden are showing up at our own shows and bringing their kids to meet us and stuff like that.
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Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Everybody was really relaxed in the sense that there were no weird competitions or anything like that among models.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
For those in the direct path of the eclipse, darkness like that of night ensues for several minutes, until the moon travels outside the same path as the sun.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Of course, a secret like that didn’t stay secret for long.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Also there’s a sort of metanarrative scene in the movie like that.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
The Shaw neighborhood used to be like that when Brian Bakke moved in two decades ago and picked up a broom as an act of care for his neighbors.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
How exactly does someone recover from a shocking reversal like that?
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
With a premise like that, naturally, Immaculate is drawing ire from Christian and conservative communities.
—Ryan Fish, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Everybody was really relaxed in the sense that there were no weird competitions or anything like that among models.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
For those in the direct path of the eclipse, darkness like that of night ensues for several minutes, until the moon travels outside the same path as the sun.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Of course, a secret like that didn’t stay secret for long.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Also there’s a sort of metanarrative scene in the movie like that.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
The Shaw neighborhood used to be like that when Brian Bakke moved in two decades ago and picked up a broom as an act of care for his neighbors.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
How exactly does someone recover from a shocking reversal like that?
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
With a premise like that, naturally, Immaculate is drawing ire from Christian and conservative communities.
—Ryan Fish, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Like that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20that. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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