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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Looking at his police file, I can hardly read the signature over his statement; his name is illegible, scrawled and messy, like that of a boy.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
She wanted the environment at Harlem Village Academies to feel like that of Sidwell Friends in Washington, D.C., or the public schools in Scarsdale, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
An attack like that "marks you for life, marks you in the sense of commitment," Rodriguez told AFP.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
"So it is not fair to me to say I ever tell my players to back off and not press. If it did look like that, it was never the intention."
From BBC • May 9, 2026
I want to tell her that she’s got it wrong, that it’s not like that, but I’m not sure it’s true.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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