How to Use not like that in a Sentence

not like that

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Definition of not like thatnext
  • And there's so much hip-hop out there that was not like that.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
  • There have been some crazy games, but no, not like that.
    — al, 24 Sep. 2022
  • They may not be tied up in little bows, but life is not like that.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 July 2022
  • The recent revival of labor action, Mott said, was not like that.
    — Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 22 June 2022
  • These tax cuts are to be funded by borrowing, and the market really did not like that idea.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The Steiners started their website in 1999 and gave a voice to those who may have been wronged by eBay, and the company did not like that, according to their statement.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Others did not like that Leni, who turned 18 in May, was modeling for an intimates brand (that’s not up to anyone but Leni, btw).
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Naturally, people did not like that, and Harrison soon left the show.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023
  • This series is not like that; this is disappearing into a world of luxury and ease.
    — Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The set was not like that because it was run by women, it was directed by women, written by women, lots of women crew members and helmed by two women.
    — Yvonne Villarrealstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Thomas' brother apparently did not like that answer, which led to Knight suggesting the two men take the argument outside.
    — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Jones, a former police officer, does not like that Lovejoy ISD utilizes a school marshal program that allows campus staffers to be armed.
    — Sonia Rao, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • While other drugs discovered in recent decades for diseases like cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s were found through a logical process that led to clear targets for drug designers, the path that led to the obesity drugs was not like that.
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Citing strong employment figures and easing inflation, Bickell says the circumstances are not like that period or the financial crisis a decade later, when Shaftesbury slashed its property values by more than a quarter.
    — Evelyn Yu, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Patients who think medical information should come from a doctor — rather than a pharmaceutical marketing department — might not like that.
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 13 June 2022

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