so that

conjunction

: that sense 2a(1)

Examples of so that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The coal mining industry wants to be able to require the use of dust masks, so that miners could still work when other control measures fail. — Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Eichenholz plans to build a larger facility and also housing near that new facility, so that 500 adults with disabilities could live nearby, with profits from the repairs helping to offset the costs. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026

Your Privacy Bee profile necessarily includes personal data so that the monitoring system can find you on various data brokers and people-search sites. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Cloudflare can give agents a face—a link to the human or organization that owns them—so that trust, accountability and real commerce can follow. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 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