not that

phrase

—used to say that something said before is not important
I tried to help, not that it mattered.
I saw him with some other woman, not that I care.

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The argument was not that Blue Origin had suddenly matched SpaceX operationally. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Obviously, the expectation was not that the Mets would have to think about cutting ties with Semien just one season after the trade. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 His isolation is not that of a man locked up in a room but a man who delays going into that room for as long as possible. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026 My issue is not that Wilson didn’t like the film; nobody is required to like it. — ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for not that

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Nottaway
not that
not that I mind
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“Not that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20that. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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