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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Alex Bregman #2 of the Boston Red Sox and Carlos Narváez #75 of the Boston Red Sox talk in the dugout before game one of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on May 23, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Ed Ulbrich loved the days of the early ’90s and late ’80s, when visual effects meant sitting on set with filmmakers or in screening rooms in post-production, aiming laser pointers at screens and literally shaping the look of a film.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 June 2025
What makes the question especially pertinent is that, with a few notable exceptions, little of significance happens in the first five months of a new presidential term.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Shahn paints himself, camera in hand, at the entrance of a church in Brooklyn where a sermon criticizing one of his murals had been delivered.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Ed Ulbrich loved the days of the early ’90s and late ’80s, when visual effects meant sitting on set with filmmakers or in screening rooms in post-production, aiming laser pointers at screens and literally shaping the look of a film.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 June 2025
What makes the question especially pertinent is that, with a few notable exceptions, little of significance happens in the first five months of a new presidential term.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Shahn paints himself, camera in hand, at the entrance of a church in Brooklyn where a sermon criticizing one of his murals had been delivered.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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“Of a.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20a. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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