not like that
idiom
: not the same (as something or someone was formerly)
I know I used to be selfish, but I'm not like that anymore.
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The shower scene is significantly more brutal because our perspective of it is via Hitchcock, the monster for bringing this into movies that were not like that before.
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William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
The difference between bronze and stone is not like that between bronze and steel or granite and basalt.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Ostapenko did not like that Townsend failed to apologize for a net cord winner, as is the custom in tennis, and shouted to her box after that point in the first set.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Mickey did not like that one bit and was not shy about letting others know it.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
The difference between bronze and stone is not like that between bronze and steel or granite and basalt.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Ostapenko did not like that Townsend failed to apologize for a net cord winner, as is the custom in tennis, and shouted to her box after that point in the first set.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Mickey did not like that one bit and was not shy about letting others know it.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not like that
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“Not like that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20like%20that. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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