like that

phrase

1
: of that kind
I love books like that.
2
: in that manner
Why does she talk like that?

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Before that, Arsenal had not experienced a moment like that since the joint rise of Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe between 2019 and 2021. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Any competitive athlete would react with some level of anger and frustration after contact like that. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The festival doesn’t need to show only films about war or talk about the war, but what was realized back then is that when times are like that – brutal such as war is – art becomes essential. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 When the character is farting, directors want to add the smell of a fart or something like that. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for like that

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“Like that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20that. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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