How to Use a thing in a Sentence

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  • Brent Jacquette knows a thing or two about college sports.
    — Anna Betts, New York Times, 25 May 2024
  • And dad leaving for work is a thing that happens every day.
    — Jim Halterman, Variety, 10 May 2024
  • The internet quickly turned it into a thing that has not gone away.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 June 2024
  • Make no mistake, there’s not really such a thing as a bad jerkbait, per se.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 May 2024
  • The supermodel also admitted that her kids can teach her a thing or two.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
  • And the days of the Dodgers needing tiring, patchwork bullpen game plans might almost be a thing of the past.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • The taboo around periods and menstruation is still, sadly, a thing.
    — Julia Sullivan, SELF, 18 July 2024
  • Originally, an Iowa farm boy, Johnson knows a thing or two about machines.
    — David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
  • For people in eastern Ukraine, where they're being bombed and destroyed every day, such a thing is out of a different world.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
  • Despite all the loud political rhetoric, ESG is still a thing in the dealmaking world.
    — Emily Peck, Axios, 17 July 2024
  • In the universe of The Boys, redemption arcs usually aren’t a thing, as the dark fate of the Deep’s octopus lover this season makes clear.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2024
  • The 18th century thought leader would likely have a thing or two to say about the 17th wealthiest person in the world trying to emulate his philosophy.
    — Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 24 May 2024
  • But Brown doesn’t view the Spice Girls as a thing of the past.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2024
  • But the Bissell CrossWave X7 makes that a thing of the past!
    — Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
  • Both Hahn and Arnett know a thing or to about kids sports.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024
  • But those types of China numbers are a thing of the past.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Don’t want to miss a thing from Aerosmith’s farewell tour?
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Sweden wants to make pesky EV chargers a thing of the past.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 May 2023
  • Even the meaning of the word is a thing on which the combatants cannot agree.
    — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The dusty corners of your house are finally a thing of the past.
    — Emily Rochotte, Women's Health, 12 July 2023
  • The plan, which costs $19.99 a month, will no longer exist, and those red envelopes will be a thing of the past.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • So the pair know a thing or two about what makes a great director.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Two-strike approach a thing of beauty 😤@zacvoo drives in a pair!
    — Greg McKenna, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
  • Lopez's love might not cost a thing but Jimmy Choo's boots sure do.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Chatard’s first touchdown of the season was a thing of beauty.
    — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2023
  • True icons know a thing or two about longevity — just look at Kylie Minogue.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Some hotels on land could learn a thing or two from how Seabourn’s team makes a bed.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2023
  • With two young children, sleeping in is also a thing of the past.
    — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Again from my dad, so much about my dad, but the blazer is always a thing for me.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2024
  • Larsa Pippen knows a thing or two about how to take a good selfie.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024

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