very thing
Example Sentences
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In a way, that suffering is the very thing that generates literature.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
And the very thing they're meant to do, provide job opportunities to claimants, isn't something they're widely able to do as many employers don't advertise with them, believing they won't get quality candidates.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 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
Some free VPNs have been caught logging and selling user data—the very thing you’re trying to protect against.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
Only problem was, you'd just told me the very thing that made it impossible for me to put up the men to do so.''
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
