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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Dart delivered clutch moments like that all day.
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Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
What happened to kick you in gear like that, and then stay in that gear?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
He's never seen anything like that.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
She wasn’t allowed to chase the capybara down or anything like that.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
What happened to kick you in gear like that, and then stay in that gear?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
He's never seen anything like that.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
She wasn’t allowed to chase the capybara down or anything like that.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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