How to Use a thing in a Sentence

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  • On the flip side, that has also been a thing that has held me back.
    Lydia T. Blanco, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Cameras were allowed in the courtroom for the first trial, which took place at a time when such a thing was still a novel idea.
    Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Founded more than 200 years ago, this family owned brand knows a thing or two about construction.
    Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Keep scrolling to shop more fall fashion inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow at Amazon now — and perhaps pick up a thing or two on sale.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Yes, really: People in Utah have apparently made this a thing, and it’s been popping throughout TikTok as more and more folks give it a shot too.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 4 Oct. 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
  • Hartley, of course, knows a thing or two about that slot.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 May 2023
  • These two teams meeting to open the season used to be a thing.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 12 May 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
  • So the waiting list, now a thing of legend, got longer and longer.
    Stephen Busemeyer, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
  • 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
  • Brent Jacquette knows a thing or two about college sports.
    Anna Betts, New York Times, 25 May 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
  • Famines are a thing of the past, but more than a third of all children are malnourished.
    Alex Travelli, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • Larsa Pippen knows a thing or two about how to take a good selfie.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
  • The award-winning artist knows a thing or two about dancing in the big earrings, too.
    Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023

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