How to Use so that in a Sentence

so that

conjunction
  • But the trust lies with the folks in red, so that’s the pick.
    Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
  • And that’s how coach would say to us, so that’s the truth.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
  • Turn upside down so that the patched side is on the plate.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The footbed is textured so that your foot stays in place.
    Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
  • And so that's something that's led to this huge trade deficit.
    ABC News, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Be sure the blades are sharp so that every cut is neat and clean.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
  • The train escape to the surface was very far along, so that was just kind of locked.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Two of each are made, so that honorees can take one home.
    Leo Mirani, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Bang the corner or sides of the madeleine pan against your work surface so that the fresh madeleines drop out.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Plant seedlings so that the top of the root ball is two to three inches below the soil level.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Let the contents of the pan cook so that the fruits release some of their juices and the liquid reduces.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • Most of the time, the work’s thought of as only one thing, so that was something to figure out.
    Juan A. Ramírez, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
  • So much so that his aunt joined to help meet the high demand with a second cart.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
  • The important point is just to keep the amounts equal so that the cake won't turn tough when baking.
    Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2023
  • And so that point in Monk’s life really kind of echoed my own.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Start higher and work lower, so that dust slowly comes to the floor.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
  • So much so that today, at their fall menswear runway show in Milan, the pair tied the knot.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
  • To put others' needs before their own so that both can thrive.
    Randy Illig, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • It was run in the middle of the card for the second year in a row so that NBC could switch to a college football game.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The city also rents out a pier on the beach so that law enforcement can use it during the event.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Drainage holes allow the water to escape so that the roots don't sit in soggy soil and rot.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2025
  • So much so that the Jets interviewed him last Friday to be their head coach.
    Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
  • To cool it off, I was told, so that when it is placed in a plastic collection bag the bag doesn’t melt.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The embryos are cloned and transferred to the womb of a female pig so that her offspring end up with the edits.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The awesome death of John Wick needed to be rendered null and void so that Keanu Reeves could come back.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But enough remained on the landscape so that these two populations would persist for decades to come.
    Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • In 2020, the rules were further loosened so that players can change in some contexts after that age.
    Laurent Dubois, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
  • Ask what a classroom needs from everyone so that listening can survive.
    Adam Howard, Time, 10 June 2026
  • Stadiums close for part of the offseason so that the grass can be reseeded.
    Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • So much so that all attempts to reboot it have been met with shoulder shrugs – bar one show.
    Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 10 June 2026

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