How to Use not that in a Sentence

not that

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  • It's known, but not that known.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The next part, though, was not that.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There are not that many teams that have done it.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • This is a 10 pounders, not that big.
    Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
  • What happened there was not that.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2026
  • But sources insist things are not that great.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Oh, wait no, not that, the other part.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Whether or not that was true, remains to be seen.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Some of those things are going to be not that great.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Hey, summer’s not that far away.
    Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Oh, wait, no, not that, the other part.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Oh wait, no, not that, the other part.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Things did used to be better, and not that long ago.
    Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • And Grace is so not that person.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Chargers are not that right now.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Kristi Noem is not that person.
    Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
  • And there’s just not that many people in the world that can do that.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The risk is not that Europe tries and fails.
    Wolfgang Oels, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Sam Darnold is just not that guy, sorry.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • This is a year ago, August, not that long ago.
    Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Its pass rush, which looked strong not that long ago, couldn’t manage a sack.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The way that everyone finds out is not that great.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The Warriors, for all their faults, are not that.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The real risk is not that machines will think like us.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • There's just a whole gamut of things that humans can do, and this is not that.
    Anna Werner, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Honestly, the red spot is not that red.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
  • And whether or not that page will be turned is very important.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
  • So he's seen me through all of my good times, my bad times, this boyfriend, not that boyfriend.
    Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • There’s not that many bands that seem successful to me.
    Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The point is not that some leaders are always right — no one is.
    Gary Shapiro, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026

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