those
plural of that.
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How to use those in a sentence
As a means of preventing tooth decay in those cities that do fluoridate, the practice certainly looks like a success.
those are troubling numbers, for unfettered speech is not incidental to a flourishing society.
But since those rosy scenarios were first floated, the California political scene has grown more crowded.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races | David Freedlander | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTInteresting that those who sat in judgment of him found those two sets of beliefs to be incompatible.
To those who agreed with him, Bush pledged that the law against same-sex marriage would remain intact.
Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
Squinty the Comical Pig | Richard BarnumThe pink flowers are the largest while those of a yellow color are the smallest.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.those in whom the impulse is strong and dominant are perhaps those who in later years make the good society actors.
Children's Ways | James SullyMore laborers are needed for the Jesuit missions, as well as for those conducted by the friars.
“But the laws of Poloeland and those of Flatland are different,” said Amalatok, starting another objection.
The Giant of the North | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for those
/ (ðəʊz) /
the form of that used before a plural noun
Origin of those
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with those
see just one of those things; one of those days.
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