You use in that to introduce an explanation of a statement you have just made.
I'm lucky in that I've got four sisters.
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in that in British English
or in so far as
(conjunction)
because or to the extent that; inasmuch as
I regret my remark in that it upset you
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in that in American English
because; since
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Examples of 'in that' in a sentence
in that
I have massive respect for choreographers working in that restrained language; with a small palette they bring amazing emotional textures.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I did a lot of sitting in that wood; sitting and listening and looking.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
If she was careless of his affections she was plainly jealous of his pocket; and in that fact Lily read the explanation of her rebuff.
Edith Wharton The House of Mirth (1905)
All related terms of 'in that'
in order that
used to introduce a clause of purpose
in that/which case
You say in that case or in which case to indicate that what you are going to say is true if the possible situation that has just been mentioned actually exists .
in the belief that
If you do one thing in the belief that another thing is true or will happen , you do it because you think , usually wrongly, that it is true or will happen.
in the event that
if it should happen that
in the hope of/that
If you do one thing in the hope of another thing happening , you do it because you think it might cause or help the other thing to happen , which is what you want .
in this/that regard
You can use in this regard or in that regard to refer back to something that you have just said .
in the event of/that
You use in the event of , in the event that , and in that event when you are talking about a possible future situation , especially when you are planning what to do if it occurs .
in this connection/in that connection
You say in this connection or in that connection to indicate that what you are talking about is related to what you have just mentioned .
put that in your pipe and smoke it
said to tell someone that although they may dislike or disagree with something you have just said, they must accept that it is a fact or true