so that

conjunction

: that sense 2a(1)

Examples of so that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2020 the National AIDS Memorial completed a digitization project so that anyone can view the quilt online. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

Some of them being the technology, the entering of large companies into the manufacturing of these instruments, the adoption by pop music of the instruments so that the keyboard was more typical than not. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

With so few votes on hand, the commission may in fact change its rules so that this proposal could clear with support from only two commissioners. — Tzachi Zach, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

Justifying the use of force on their campuses, schools primarily deferred to just this idea of protocol, citing arcane policy mandates to disband encampments and occupations so that academic production could resume its flow. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for so that

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