that way
idiom
1
: in the manner described or suggested
What makes her act that way?
2
: in or into the condition described or suggested
He is a very successful man and it is easy to see how he got that way.
Examples of that way in a Sentence
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There’s no such north-south paradigm, even though Los Angeles’ boundaries are 50% larger that way than east-west.
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Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
My experience in college really brought me that way.
—Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Registering your device is also vital; that way, you’ll be alerted to manufacturer security updates for the camera’s firmware.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 4 May 2024
And that can be a problem, since protein is key for feeling full (and staying that way), as well keeping your blood sugar levels more stable throughout the day.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 3 May 2024
Perhaps prokaryotic organisms that didn’t start out with the ability to control their DNA that way would have struggled to make the leap.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
An object on a path that crosses Neptune’s orbit, dips towards the sun, and swings back shouldn’t be able to stay that way for long.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 2 May 2024
The United Arab Emirates has been trying to bring in aid that way, and the Biden Administration is in the process of constructing a floating pier.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
The Chiefs seem plenty happy things turned out that way, too.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
My experience in college really brought me that way.
—Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Registering your device is also vital; that way, you’ll be alerted to manufacturer security updates for the camera’s firmware.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 4 May 2024
And that can be a problem, since protein is key for feeling full (and staying that way), as well keeping your blood sugar levels more stable throughout the day.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 3 May 2024
Perhaps prokaryotic organisms that didn’t start out with the ability to control their DNA that way would have struggled to make the leap.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
An object on a path that crosses Neptune’s orbit, dips towards the sun, and swings back shouldn’t be able to stay that way for long.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 2 May 2024
The United Arab Emirates has been trying to bring in aid that way, and the Biden Administration is in the process of constructing a floating pier.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
The Chiefs seem plenty happy things turned out that way, too.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
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“That way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20way. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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