thing

Example Sentences

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“Wouldn’t it be awful,” she says, laughing uproariously, “if that they tracked that thing down and it came from my IP address?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In a way, Russell's decision to finally admit he is struggling might be a good thing.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

We need not admire him politically to agree that Reagan was good at that sort of thing.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

"I became a soccer fanatic after that. And I'm hoping the same thing for my nephew" this time, he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

She took another, bigger bite, almost finishing the whole thing, then placed the remnants back on the plate.

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