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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024