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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His position is like that of the young babysitter in the 1979 horror film “When a Stranger Calls.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Now we have a very tight one, and voters don’t like that either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Another said: "It's unbelievable someone could do something like that."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
“So for us to display that tonight, like that should be the standard, and it felt good to have that poise.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
I’d obsessed over it, really, but I forgot to care as the countdown began, because who could care about something like that when their mom might be dead?
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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