of a

phrase

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?

Examples of of a in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That puts Femi in a bit of a holding pattern until WWE executes that feud. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

After returning home, Cheogyal restarted his life and education in his home county Drago (Luhuo in Chinese), located in the rolling grasslands and mountains of a Tibetan region of Sichuan, on the southeastern corner of the Tibet-Qinghai plateau. — CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

State road officials on Saturday closed an exit on the Kennedy Expressway near Jefferson Park after part of a retaining wall crumbled. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

Offering a clever twist, the warm cake is poked with the handle of a wooden spoon, creating space for a vanilla-pineapple pudding to sink deep into the crumb. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for of a

• brava