not a thing

Example Sentences

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“There is not a thing that comes to mind,” she said, a response, according to her memoir about the election “107 Days,” she would come to regret.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Back then people frowned at the notion of eating between meals, so snacking was not a thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"Traditional medicine is not a thing of the past," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a video released ahead of the three-day conference.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

But now aged 24 she says "it's not a thing anymore".

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

After he learns to do that, it will be another whole step to make him see that fruit is not a thing he must rely on the hands of mankind for, but grows on trees.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver