How to Use and that in a Sentence

and that

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  • This award gives me the gift of time, and that is huge.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2023
  • People liked our wines and that is our forte, the dry wines.
    — Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
  • Drug dosing is based on BMI, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
  • There is one time of the year, though, when the mood strikes to go all in on bell peppers — and that’s right now.
    — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Pence questioned the outcome of the 2020 election, and that wasn’t good enough.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Jenna looks at Erin, and that is when their tiff starts.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Honda For many, the Civic was a prime first car, and that still applies.
    — New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
  • That’s the only hold over coach from last season and that unit played well.
    — Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • A lot of people feel that black lives are less than any other life, and that’s not the case.
    — Alicia Dennis, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
  • And so you might be inclined to assume that that’s the one that’s wrong and that our other polls are right.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2024
  • This forced Neto back and that was the trigger for Odegaard to press the backward pass.
    — Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • This, in turn, screws the person paying for the service, and that’s bad business long term.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
  • As Rose says, this sign does not do things halfway—and that includes home decor.
    — Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
  • That's where that pain comes from, and that's what people need to understand.
    — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
  • All to say that Tatum isn’t afraid to try his hand at new ventures, and that includes a wide array of homes over the years.
    — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2024
  • But your glutamate is still turned on, and that’s what gives you a hangover.
    — Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 9 Jan. 2025
  • There's a chance no spirits walk among us and that our EMF detector was full of lies.
    — David Wysong, The Enquirer, 11 Oct. 2024
  • That’s what’s been going on, and that’s no different this year.
    — Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Those guys played their entire careers (here), and that’s a special thing.
    — Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • For the next few years, the United States will speak with one voice on foreign policy, and that voice will be Trump’s.
    — Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Democrats also bank on the (famously fickle) youth vote, too, and that plays a part here.
    — Byalena Botros, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
  • That’s pretty nihilistic, and that’s not part of the Fargo-verse and what Noah is trying to say.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2023
  • But this year there’s another portion to that, and that’s the city of Los Angeles.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025
  • This means that they are distracted — and that’s what criminals want to see.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2024
  • And when talking about muscle strength and size, time under tension—and that hurts-so-good burn that comes with it—isn’t the be all, end all.
    — Jordan Smith, SELF, 14 Apr. 2025
  • They are drawn to chic vintage looks that are easy to move around in and that speak to their nostalgic feelings and creative minds.
    — Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
  • There is another way to get some shiny Pokémon, though, and that's through Pokémon Home.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The rest is being pushed around for industrial use, and that has challenges.
    — Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • John told the outlet that their paternal grandparents were from France and that his father had been born in the United States.
    — Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 May 2025
  • Ensure that there is one team instead of several factions and that all team members are proud to be on the roster.
    — Shavonnah Schreiber, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

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