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 again, that’s not that different from a lot of the other characters in this story.
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025
Whether or not that situation will be with the Warriors remains to be seen.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Whether or not that’s true, there’s nothing stopping Swift on the business side now.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Well, Miss Manners should clarify: It should not be received as one, whether or not that was its sender’s true intent.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025
Whether or not that situation will be with the Warriors remains to be seen.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Whether or not that’s true, there’s nothing stopping Swift on the business side now.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Well, Miss Manners should clarify: It should not be received as one, whether or not that was its sender’s true intent.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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