How to Use that in a Sentence
that
adverb
- I need a nail about that long.
- I didn't realize the book was that long.
- What would you do with that much money?
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Has her view of women changed that much over the course of this show?
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Lauren Puckett-Pope,
ELLE,
13 May 2023
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All, that is, except one boy, who caught sight of De La Haye in the crowd.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2024
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And now the mirrored home can be yours—for $18 million, that is.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Jan. 2023
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Or, donuts, coconuts, cocktail sauce, and cod milt (that is, the fish’s sperm sac)?
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Talib Visram,
Men's Health,
30 Jan. 2023
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That is, of course, something that can be very misused.
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Hazlitt,
18 Jan. 2023
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For anyone not already too scarred to check back in, that is.
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David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Dec. 2023
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The Ducks and Utes have about a 5% and a 4% chance, respectively, of making it that far.
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Andy Larsen,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
25 July 2023
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Get your golf clubs ready – your mini-golf clubs, that is.
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Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
23 Feb. 2024
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If a tree is too tall, replace it with one (or two or three) that doesn’t grow that tall.
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Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Dec. 2023
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Yet, the Constitution grants Congress the power of the purse – that is, the power to tax and spend.
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Garret Martin,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2023
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Until, that is, in his mid-30's when, on a trip back to Israel, the dishes of his youth whispered anew.
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Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2023
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The largest direct-air capture plant in the world, in Iceland, can remove about four times that much.
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Byirina Ivanova,
Fortune,
18 Nov. 2023
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To be that hostile and petty — to friends, no less, who are feeding them dinner — sounds deeply jerky to me.
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
5 May 2023
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So that raises the question: Is a butt wink really that bad?
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Christa Sgobba,
SELF,
22 Feb. 2024
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Coach Nate Oats’ halftime speech, uh, lecture was that long.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2023
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To stay at home—that is, to not work—requires a certain privilege.
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Sophie Elmhirst,
The New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2024
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Except, that is, for the 20-something employee who greets me from behind the bar.
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Audra Heinrichs,
Vogue,
6 Dec. 2023
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Until the early days of the pandemic led to us sheltering in place, that is.
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Simone Scully,
Parents,
26 Oct. 2023
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Lately, the Trump team has been saying a record victory — that is, by more than 12 points — would be a very big deal.
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Byron York,
Washington Examiner,
14 Jan. 2024
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The Rockets didn’t think bringing Beverley back that late in the season was the right move, according to the point guard.
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James Mueller,
Chron,
24 May 2023
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The score was only that close because of the last few minutes with Golden State’s deep reserves stumbling out the clock.
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Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2024
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But Samantha Domville found that nice as an introvert as well.
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Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
15 Aug. 2023
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Regardless, the Eras Tour is shaping up to be something out of her fans’ wildest dreams — those who were able to get tickets, that is.
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Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2023
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Most Tool songs do sound tooled—that is, painstakingly built, rather than written.
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Kelefa Sanneh,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2024
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Except, that is, for what had brought him out here: some ten thousand tons of ancient copper slag.
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Ruth Margalit,
The New Yorker,
22 June 2020
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Shaquille O’Neal shares reason for his hospitalization Good news: Shaq is on his way back – to the sports desk, that is.
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Alexandra Meeks,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2023
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And all the better to make his crack-up that much more disorienting and unsettling.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2023
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