not that
idiom
—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.
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But despite all the technical jargon, and despite the breathless chase after the newest innovations, the basic ideas of AI are not that complicated, and not that new, and they can be understood by all of us.
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Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
But for 20-year-old Oliver Moore, who is not that far removed from being a kid himself, there’s always a sunnier side to everything.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
But the real political pain for Democrats is not that the federal government has run out of funds to give to people who do not work.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Deliver Me from Nowhere is not that film.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
But for 20-year-old Oliver Moore, who is not that far removed from being a kid himself, there’s always a sunnier side to everything.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
But the real political pain for Democrats is not that the federal government has run out of funds to give to people who do not work.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Deliver Me from Nowhere is not that film.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not that
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“Not that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20that. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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