that way
idiom
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.
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There’s less heartbreak that way.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
The original character was not really drawn that way.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Sure didn’t look that way at the outset, and Sabalenka used a nifty drop-shot-volley-winner combination to help go up a break and grab a 4-2 lead.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Lee isn’t interested in telling stories that way.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
The original character was not really drawn that way.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Sure didn’t look that way at the outset, and Sabalenka used a nifty drop-shot-volley-winner combination to help go up a break and grab a 4-2 lead.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Lee isn’t interested in telling stories that way.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for that way
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“That way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20way. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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