the thing

Example Sentences

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“I need to do the thing that gets me the food,” she said.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

"I think it was obviously a reflection of the time, but the thing I find most sad is that they actually thought I was a boy. I mean, that's devastating," she quips.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“I stared at the thing in disbelief and then realized that this was exactly what was needed to drive a heart,” Greatbach wrote in his book “The Making of the Pacemaker.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“What I always tell faculty is, ‘Don’t outsource the thing that you love.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“What about you? What’s the thing you’ve been wanting to say but haven’t said because you’re not ready or because it’s too weird to say on the phone?”

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