thing

Example Sentences

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Lucy's mother Jane Coates said she did not believe Prosper Police Department "did the right thing" and she has submitted a complaint.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"Folding clothes, coffee making... cooking a very specific thing, sandwich making," Objectways head Ravi Shankar said, listing videos requested by clients.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

It seems likely, if not certain, that the whole cooties thing would have been DOA in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“They say in the industry destroying a launch pad is the second-worst thing that can happen,” Keeton said, “with the first being loss of a crew.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

She wanted to do the thing he’d asked her not to do and run off.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith