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.

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The number of quarterbacks who've finished at 6.7 yards per attempt is bigger, but still not that big at just 171 passers in league history. —

Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 28 Dec. 2024 The by-the-numbers formula is certified by the digit after the title, with no extra effort expended on thinking up a subtitle (Moana 2, Kung Fu Panda 4), not that explanatory subtitles helped Joker: Folie à Deux or Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. —

Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024 So Hard the Unthinkable Happens—and Owner Got It on Film With over 5,600 likes and 143 comments, users were amazed at this dog's ability to get in with the crows, noting their jealousy as getting on a crow's good side is not that simple. —

Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 The reason why Wembley works is not that Wembley is unique as a stadium. —

Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for not that