so that

conjunction

: that sense 2a(1)

Examples of so that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So much so that the Federal Reserve has taken a more cautious approach to interest rates, leaving its benchmark borrowing rate alone at its last meeting after cutting it at the previous three. —CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025

The city also rents out a pier on the beach so that law enforcement can use it during the event. —Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025

This group includes nonviolent detainees who usually are given wristbands or ankle monitors, or told to check in by telephone, so that authorities can monitor them until their immigration court dates. —Russell Contreras, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025

In 2023, the environmental-justice division of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced a new program designed to increase lead testing for local children and families so that officials could catch elevated lead levels early and prevent long-term health complications. —Alana Semuels, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for so that

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat