very thing

Example Sentences

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Ryanair told him to submit a claim, the very thing they were complaining about the delay on.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Donald Verrilli: I think I agree with you, but I worry that he may gravely disappoint you within months on some other matter, or on this very thing.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Some free VPNs have been caught logging and selling user data—the very thing you’re trying to protect against.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

“So the kind of behavior and cell biology that’s required to integrate the beetle into the nest is the very thing that stops it ever leaving the colony,” Parker said, describing it as a “Catch-22.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

No other players joined in the protest, because most were guilty of doing the very thing Fischer was opposing.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady