very thing

Example Sentences

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Now, the 29-year-old comic is back, using the very thing that derailed him - humour - as his way of reclaiming the spotlight.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 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

Yet that is the very thing that Takaichi is proposing.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

“Grandpa fixed them for me. He thinks they’re the very thing for catching monkeys and not hurting them.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls