very thing

Example Sentences

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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

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

Unfortunately, the very thing that makes the Xbox Ally X stand out compared to its rivals - the fact that it natively runs Windows - is at the same time its biggest tension point.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

This is me doing the very thing you asked me to do.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin