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How to use that in a sentence

40 example sentences · conjunction, determiner, pronoun

That means introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc. Example: “He told me that the book is a good read.”

Examples of that by meaning

conjunctionIntroducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge...

  • He told me that the book is a good read.
  • I believe that it is true.
  • I can see that the ladder won't reach.

conjunctionAs delayed subject.

  • It is almost certain that she will come.
  • It amazes me that people still believe this nonsense.

conjunctionAs direct subject.

  • That she will come is almost certain.
  • That people still believe this nonsense amazes me.

conjunctionIntroducing the complement of a mandative verb.

  • I insist that you come.
  • The boss ordered that the worker enter the room.

conjunctionIntroducing a clause that complements an adjective or passive participle.

  • I'm sure that you are right.
  • She is convinced that he is British.

conjunctionExpressing a reason or cause: because, in that.

  • Be glad that you have enough to eat.
  • I was saddened that you felt so little for me.

conjunctionIntroducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.

  • Was John there? — Not that I saw.
  • How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.

conjunctionIntroducing a clause that describes the information content of a preceding reporting noun.

  • I heard a rumour that they got married.
  • Reports that he left the country are circulating.

More sentences with that

  • I give you my word that I will be there on time.From the entry word
  • I was so happy to get an A on that test.From the entry a
  • If you wanna get inside, you're gonna have to crow open that door.From the entry crow
  • You may be my boss, but that doesn't mean you can insult me.From the entry may
  • Let us pray that peace may soon return to our war-torn homeland.From the entry may
  • To deny that the arrangement was a quid pro quo would be laughably disingenuous.From the entry quid pro quo
  • Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.From the entry head
  • With that obstacle removed, I am now able to proceed with my plan.From the entry able
  • The policy covers all belongings and other personal things that somebody can carry about them.From the entry about
  • That TV programme that you wanted to watch is on now.From the entry on
  • It's not fair to do that – it's just not on.From the entry on
  • It's quite a leap to claim that those cloud formations are evidence of UFOs.From the entry leap
  • We have a robot in the house that does the vacuuming.From the entry robot
  • Those immigrants Anglicised their names to make them sound more English.From the entry english
  • I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.From the entry the
  • The Burgess Shale contains fossils of very odd organisms that lived during the Acadian.From the entry Acadian
  • We lost that painting in the move to our new house.From the entry in
  • I think that red dress looks really good on you, but your mileage may vary, of course.From the entry your mileage may vary
  • The derivative of a continuous, differentiable function that twice crosses the axis must have a zero.From the entry zero
  • There are, in addition to all the red socks, a number that don’t suit me either.From the entry number
  • The bird that make a lot of noise one is gone already.From the entry one
  • A legislative remedy might be some harsh medicine; is that cure worse than the ill?From the entry medicine
  • I made the point that we all had an interest to protect.From the entry point

Meaning of that

  1. conjunction Introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.
  2. conjunction As delayed subject.
  3. conjunction As direct subject.

Full definition of that

Questions about that in a sentence

How do you use that in a sentence?
That is used as a conjunction, determiner and pronoun. For example: “He told me that the book is a good read.”
What is a short sentence with that?
“I insist that you come.”
What does that mean?
That means introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: that (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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