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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And just like that, we were a couple.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Having some clients like that myself,” he tells me, “I’ve seen how quickly successful people can get approached with ‘exclusive’ investment opportunities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
In Michigan, it went on like that: on message.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
One comment on Facebook, whose author noted that marathoners have similar experiences, while another wrote: "They've trained too long and too hard to give up just like that."
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
It was surely too late to find another teacher who’d teach in a place like that.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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