the very thing
Example Sentences
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There is something wonderfully unproductive about it, the kind of gathering where checking the time somehow becomes the very thing that makes you realize you’ve been there for another hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Hoagland regularly visits the White House to view and study its historic architecture, and she says the ballroom will alter the very thing she goes there to experience.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Ironically, the very thing that Mark felt he needed to fulfill his dream – a large, admiring audience for his illustrations – began to feel like a prison.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
At the summit, the discipline that got you up the mountain is the very thing that can strand you on it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Harry knew he shouldn’t have risen to Dudley’s bait, but Dudley had said the very thing Harry had been thinking himself. . . maybe he didn’t have any friends at Hogwarts.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
