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

The biggest lesson from the 2026 World Cup is not that B2B brands are jostling for center stage with B2C sponsors. — Nikos Lemanis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Perhaps the problem of art in the time of climate change is not that its subjects are too immense to be grasped. — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Despite its preference for Democratic governors, Colorado was, until not that long ago, a competitive two-party state. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

There’s not that much in The Odyssey, the book, about Eumaeus. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026

Rhymes for not that

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