thing for
Example Sentences
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“The days of, ‘Can you go use that thing for me and tell me how it works?’ are over for a CEO,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
That’s an extraordinary thing for a television series to accomplish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I mean, I’ve been doing this thirst thing for six years, but it is tied to action, otherwise, what’s the point? Engagement is cute, but it doesn’t move people.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Bradley Saunders, North America economist for Capital Economist, said securing the future of the trade deal was the "really important thing" for Carney to achieve in the longer term.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“The executive authority is so wholly out of my sphere,” he observed, “and it is so delicate a thing for me to meddle in that, I avoid it as much as possible.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
