that way

phrase

1

: in the manner described or suggested

What makes her act that way?

2

: in or into the condition described or suggested

He is a very successful man and it is easy to see how he got that way.

Examples of that way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To Explain The Code Substantive code review—where the approving engineer can explain not just what a change does but why it was implemented that way—is the step teams are increasingly skipping as AI accelerates output. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The Democratic governor, who took office this year, blamed a Motor Vehicle Commission system software error but said a preliminary analysis showed that fewer than 400 of the people registered that way went on to cast ballots. — ABC News, 21 July 2026

The Democratic governor, who took office this year, blamed a Motor Vehicle Commission system software error but said a preliminary analysis showed that fewer than 400 of those who registered that way went on to cast ballots. — Geoff Mulvihill, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026

And what’s prevented us from going that way is (that) the league was rooted in this idea of parity. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Rhymes for that way

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway