have a thing about
Example Sentences
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“I still have a thing about yellow flowers in open fields,” she admits.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“People have a thing about feet,” DeRuvo conceded.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2023
Dear Amy: I’m a 5-foot-9-inch woman, and it amazes me to hear how many people have a thing about height: The guy always “has” to be taller.
From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2022
In Ghana, we have a thing about names and titles.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2018
I have a thing about envelopes, I guess.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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