of a
idiom
US, informal
—used to indicate that someone or something is a particular type of person or thing
her idiot of a husband
It is not that much of a problem.
It wasn't that difficult of a shot.
How big of a piece do you want?
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Court documents filed in December by the Department of Justice as part of a civil lawsuit brought last year by the family of a passenger killed on flight 5342 show the US government admitting failures by the Black Hawk pilots and a controller in the Reagan National Airport tower.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Walking the floors of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year felt less like attending a technology exhibition and more like witnessing the early formation of a new industrial era.
—Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Melody Townsend was convicted after the body of her daughter, Ana Marie Townsend, was found by first responders wrapped in plastic inside the attic of a burned, abandoned home in the 15400 block of Hamlin Avenue in Markham in 2017.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The pieces toast up crisp, but when served over warm soup, channel the gooeyness promised from the center of a fried slab.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Walking the floors of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year felt less like attending a technology exhibition and more like witnessing the early formation of a new industrial era.
—Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Melody Townsend was convicted after the body of her daughter, Ana Marie Townsend, was found by first responders wrapped in plastic inside the attic of a burned, abandoned home in the 15400 block of Hamlin Avenue in Markham in 2017.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The pieces toast up crisp, but when served over warm soup, channel the gooeyness promised from the center of a fried slab.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Of a.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20a. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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