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’m of the opinion that if I ever talk to an official like that, I would get tossed.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Of course it is, who would ever say something like that?
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
I felt a sound base like that within the team gave even limited players a chance of being successful by getting results over the course of a long and demanding season.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“I can’t recall a group like that, that gelled so quickly, that I’ve ever worked on before. It was a really fast-clicking ensemble,” Laurie Metcalf says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
“Snarling teeth and all? Ooh, I wouldn’t like that, not one bit.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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