just like that
idiom
: very suddenly
The girl vanished just like that.
Just like that it started raining.
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And just like that, Faber got the puck at the point, looked up, saw a shooting lane open and Boldy’s just standing there.
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Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Jalen Yim opened the second half with a 3-pointer, Cooper Stearns scored on a couple of layups and just like that, Irvine led 26-22.
—Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
And just like that, a somewhat muted Sundance Film Festival has come to a close.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The nominee is unconventional, just like that New York developer who wrote down the escalator in 2015 to announce his candidacy for president.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Jalen Yim opened the second half with a 3-pointer, Cooper Stearns scored on a couple of layups and just like that, Irvine led 26-22.
—Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
And just like that, a somewhat muted Sundance Film Festival has come to a close.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The nominee is unconventional, just like that New York developer who wrote down the escalator in 2015 to announce his candidacy for president.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Just like that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20like%20that. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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