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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When spates of violence like that occur, Norman said the department increases patrols in that area, drawing on resources from outside the area to do so.
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David Clarey, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
So, a real throwback to the stuff of the ‘60s that Elvis and Roy Orbison and people like that were making.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
Things like that have happened before.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
With numbers like that, policymakers started referring to the de minimis exemption as a loophole.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
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David Clarey, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
So, a real throwback to the stuff of the ‘60s that Elvis and Roy Orbison and people like that were making.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
Things like that have happened before.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
With numbers like that, policymakers started referring to the de minimis exemption as a loophole.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 28 Aug. 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 Sep. 2025.
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