so that

Idioms  

1. In order that, as in I stopped so that you could catch up .

2. With the result or consequence that, as in Mail the package now so that it will arrive on time .

3. so ... that . In such a way or to such an extent that, as in The line was so long that I could scarcely find the end of it . All three usages date from a.d. 1000 or earlier, and the first two are sometimes put simply as so , as in I stopped so you could catch up , or Mail it now so it will arrive on time .

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Example Sentences

The Basilica also displays “ex votos,” small paintings created to thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for a miracle or favor received, including some about soccer teams and players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

She was writing partly to thank him, and partly because she was angry, and didn’t know what to do with a scholarship to study journalism in the country that had just bombed her country’s embassy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

"We appreciate that all this will be concerning for residents and we would like to thank them for their co-operation as we conduct our investigation," said Groenen.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

The paper also published a full-page letter to thank Scotland fans.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

We can start right now to thank God for every single thing about this new barracks!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom