not that
idiom
—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.
Examples of not that in a Sentence
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This isn’t a sonic fracture: samba and salsa have always shared some standards, boleros are part of the Brazilian soul, and regional is not that different from sertanejo.
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Felipe Maia, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
There’s a lot of good distractions, so there’s not that much time to be reminiscing on that darker period.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Alarming—but not that rare, according to her doctor.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 1 May 2024
With summer parties not that far off, the Philips X7207 party speaker is one of the coolest-looking options available.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
The listening experience is also not that idiosyncratic or flexible.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
On China, the biggest risk today is not that China’s rise will fade away (and Washington will have overreacted).
—Evan S. Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
An iPhone in a shirt pocket was an intriguing solution but a nonstarter because a) none of my shirts have pockets, and b) Siri is just not that smart.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 21 Apr. 2024
During the press conference, Bowers said that the park is not that big.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Felipe Maia, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
There’s a lot of good distractions, so there’s not that much time to be reminiscing on that darker period.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Alarming—but not that rare, according to her doctor.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 1 May 2024
With summer parties not that far off, the Philips X7207 party speaker is one of the coolest-looking options available.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
The listening experience is also not that idiosyncratic or flexible.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
On China, the biggest risk today is not that China’s rise will fade away (and Washington will have overreacted).
—Evan S. Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
An iPhone in a shirt pocket was an intriguing solution but a nonstarter because a) none of my shirts have pockets, and b) Siri is just not that smart.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 21 Apr. 2024
During the press conference, Bowers said that the park is not that big.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Not that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20that. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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