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

So the career of saying this film, not that one, gives way to a bitter understanding that the medium was indifferent to attempts at discrimination and prospects of a pantheon. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Barrett wrote that voters must make their decision by a specific day, not that the ballots must be received on that day. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 June 2026

The reason enjoyment matters so little is not that Mexican workers don't value it. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Rhymes for not that

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