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

“I have a thing about mountains,” Dr. Singh, now 70 and retired, said during an interview in his apartment in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “To me Hokusai captured the essence of the mountain.”

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2024

“People have a thing about feet,” DeRuvo conceded.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2023

“I have a thing about gorillas and monkeys,” Jamgochian told me on Thursday, her Shiba Inu, Mia, alert at her side.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

I have a thing about envelopes, I guess.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour