like that
Idioms-
In that way or manner, having those characteristics, as in I told him not to talk to her like that , or I wish I could, like Dick, tell you what I really think, but I'm not like that . [Late 1800s]
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See just like that .
Example Sentences
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“I don’t know any other business like that other than lawyers setting up wills.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Might put some animators out of work, but if I had to pay the rate for animators on something like that, it would take a year to do and cost me a fortune.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“It was the first time I’d seen a gigantic stadium like that, with people losing their minds,” Golesh said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Another nearby village "is completely empty, not even a chicken lives there… empty villages like that are countless", Fatima says.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I daydream about being like that with someone, someday.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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