the very thing

Example Sentences

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Shock, however, designed the second home to do the very thing the new program intends: add to the badly needed housing stock.

From Los Angeles Times

As the co-founder of the Chicago-based youth organization GoodKidsMadCity-Englewood, he grieved the loss of Delmonte Johnson, a young community activist, more than two years ago to the very thing the teen fought fiercely against: gun violence.

From Washington Times

Some might interfere with the very thing the vaccine is trying to do.

From Seattle Times

Although the evidence is limited, some painkillers might interfere with the very thing the vaccine is trying to do: generate a strong immune system response.

From Seattle Times

Sam Bryant, an Army veteran and Republican from Waxahachie, a solidly conservative suburb 30 miles south of Dallas, accused Mr. Abbott of doing the very thing the governor built his political career fighting against — government overreach.

From New York Times