so that

conjunction

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Still, these buns are somewhat sticky, so that’s a fun little mystery. Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 July 2025 Be sure the blades are sharp so that every cut is neat and clean. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 July 2025 Rios asked foundations to support more capacity-building investment so that nonprofits aren’t scrambling from crisis to crisis. Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2025 So much so that his case could be made merely by stating his name and dropping the mic. Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for so that

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First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of so that was before the 12th century

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“So that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20that. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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