the thing

Example Sentences

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“People think pottery is a higher form of intellectual achievement, but the thing is, baskets are better than pottery,” Timbrook said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Since becoming a public figure as a teenager, it’s often the thing I least expect that people most want to talk about,” the former child star wrote in an essay for New York Magazine that echoes what she wrote a while back on her own blog.

From Los Angeles Times

But she said the thing that brings people back is the other players.

From BBC

But here’s the thing, Mr. President: Despite what you think, they’re not laughing with you.

From Salon

The thing is: Tierney is smart.

From Salon