kind of thing
Example Sentences
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"I heard explosions and saw lots of smoke. It's the kind of thing you normally see in the movies. I saw it from my apartment window."
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
He’s a talker, but there is not much room for that kind of thing, in an informal way, in Europe.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
What kind of thing is it — is space-time structure, substance or metaphor?
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
“That’s typically the kind of thing that presents itself when the market is very hot,” Jeremy Bohne, founder of Paceline Wealth Management, said in an interview with MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
In fact, Phil loved that kind of thing just as much as Chet loved Morpho!
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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