not that

phrase

—used to say that something said before is not important

I tried to help, not that it mattered.

I saw him with some other woman, not that I care.

Examples of not that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With the Democrats’ takeover of Congress, time has run out on eliminating the Department of Education—not that this was possible without removing the Senate filibuster—or making any other significant legislative changes. — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

The single most suspicious thing Johnny does, though, is be at Carla’s while everyone else is at the office working late the night before court, not that anyone catches that. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026

The risk is not that non-American NATO and Ukraine suddenly fold or accept limits to their defence. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Related Stories Floyd fans have long known that not that much material was left on the cutting room floor when the band assembled the concept album back in the day. — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for not that

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat