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so that

CONJUNCTION
lest
Synonyms
WEAK
in case in order to avoid to prevent
CONJUNCTION
that
Synonyms
WEAK
in order that in that so

Example Sentences

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They are key for blended families so that each spouse ensures their respective children are taken care of if one of them dies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

"A big portion of popular country music has become kind of shallow, so that is pretty easy to duplicate."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The team suspected that a vent had frozen over, so they gently turned the ship so that the vent faced the sun, warming it up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

"We knew we needed to change things quite quickly to get off for the year, so that was why we wanted to introduce a coaster," Mellors says.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

In that wild place they told me so that I would understand that they were the team, they were all of it, and if I ignored them or treated them wrong I would know it.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen