very thing
Example Sentences
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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
In a way, that suffering is the very thing that generates literature.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Donald Verrilli: I think I agree with you, but I worry that he may gravely disappoint you within months on some other matter, or on this very thing.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2026
Snook was dealing with the kind of calculations that mothers have to make all the time, the very thing the show itself is addressing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
But that fact seemed to be the very thing they were worried about, because when Will spoke, there was a soft gasp from the living people, and even the figures outside shrank away a little.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
