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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Things appeared to be headed that way early, as Barkley picked up 31 yards on the first two carries of the game.
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Sam did not describe her that way.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
But, Kai notes, Rudolph was far from the only one who acted that way.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Army suicide rates have been rising, too; sixteen soldiers have died that way this year, nearly half of them serving in reserve duty.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Sam did not describe her that way.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
But, Kai notes, Rudolph was far from the only one who acted that way.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Army suicide rates have been rising, too; sixteen soldiers have died that way this year, nearly half of them serving in reserve duty.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 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 14 Oct. 2025.
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