How to Use not that in a Sentence

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  • To me, the wonder is not that a bunch of people said, Screw that.
    — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2023
  • There's just a whole gamut of things that humans can do, and this is not that.
    — Anna Werner, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Its pass rush, which looked strong not that long ago, couldn’t manage a sack.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The jokes were not that funny, but a little bit of eye contact goes a long way.
    — Sofia D'uva, oregonlive, 20 July 2023
  • Whether or not that’s true is still up for debate in some quarters.
    — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Whether or not that’s a good thing may come down to one’s feelings about the U.S. military.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 May 2024
  • Last Call, which premieres on July 9, is not that kind of true-crime doc.
    — Time, 7 July 2023
  • The problem is not that Amos leaving was an egregious call.
    — James Hansen, Bon Appétit, 28 Sep. 2023
  • During the press conference, Bowers said that the park is not that big.
    — USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Whether or not that's a fully salient argument is meant to be open.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Given the 2017 model year cited by the owner, the car is not that old at seven years.
    — José Rodríguez Jr. / Jalopnik, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
  • This film, which is a biopic on the legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein, is not that.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • My point is not that my message should replace their message.
    — David Marchese Photo Illustration By Bráulio Amado, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • There was a time not that long ago when this crossover cohort would have been fairly common.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The problem with personalized medicine’s poster child is not that those things are untrue.
    — WIRED, 4 Sep. 2023
  • But the real significance of the event was not that another bunch of propeller heads had joined the ranks of the super-rich.
    — WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
  • That’s getting into Sozin’s head a little bit — and whether or not that’s a sound strategy is up for debate.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Honestly, not that far from how my mom talked about Jesus and random workers at stores.
    — Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The real problem, however, was that his ideas were not that welcome in Kennedy’s Oval Office.
    — Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • My feet are extremely skinny, so just having to stand up in heels sometimes with my skinny feet is not that easy.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The way that chameleons change color is not that different from the way birds and butterflies manage to show very vibrant colors on their wings.
    — Eva Amsen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • So whether or not that's news or not, that is still stuff that enrages and upsets people, and so if the premise was if we get rid of news, then Threads will be this cool chill place, that's not going to work.
    — WIRED, 2 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Girma was coming off a demanding effort — not that her body language would’ve tipped anyone off.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The meetings and event industry has always had a healthy population of women - but not that many women of color.
    — Noël Burgess, Forbes, 29 Feb. 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
  • There’s not that overworking or working for free that people used to experience.
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Made with a mid-weight nylon-spandex blend, these leggings are also super breathable and hide the inevitable sweat that comes with cardio workouts—not that that’s all these leggings are good for.
    — Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2023

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