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.

Examples of not like that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Steiners started their website in 1999 and gave a voice to those who may have been wronged by eBay, and the company did not like that, according to their statement. USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024 Many groups were playing the works that year, but not like that. Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023 While other drugs discovered in recent decades for diseases like cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s were found through a logical process that led to clear targets for drug designers, the path that led to the obesity drugs was not like that. Gina Kolata, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023 And there's so much hip-hop out there that was not like that. Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023 Jones, a former police officer, does not like that Lovejoy ISD utilizes a school marshal program that allows campus staffers to be armed. Sonia Rao, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023 Naturally, people did not like that, and Harrison soon left the show. Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023 Thomas' brother apparently did not like that answer, which led to Knight suggesting the two men take the argument outside. Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2023 There have been some crazy games, but no, not like that. al, 24 Sep. 2022

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“Not like that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20like%20that. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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