How to Use a thing in a Sentence

a thing

phrase

• Are starter homes still a thing?
  — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026
• Is love at first laugh a thing?
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
• The world doesn’t owe us a thing.
  — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
• Wait, is that feud still a thing?
  — Zach Schiffman, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
• There's not a thing that's not gone.
  — Robert Costa, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
• Is there such a thing as a lucky day?
  — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
• It shouldn’t have even been called a thing.
  — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
• Is there such a thing as cozy sci-fi?
  — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
• Is there such a thing as too many starters?
  — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• There’s a lone wolf and cub sort of a thing.
  — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
• Even such icons may soon be a thing of the past.
  — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
• But play doesn’t have to be a thing of the past.
  — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
• Why would Colum do such a thing?
  — Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• Josh Safdie has a thing about garbage.
  — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
• Oh, now the Olympics are a thing.
  — Outside Online, 31 Dec. 2025
• Next time, say no to such a thing, and plan your own event.
  — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
• Usher did a thing with us a year ago.
  — James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
• Brown has a thing for certain words.
  — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
• The long-ass halftime is a thing.
  — Mike Sando, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
• Anonymity may soon be a thing of the past.
  — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
• Back then, jogging was not a thing.
  — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
• The book report is now a thing of the past.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
• Micheaux knows a thing or two about defense.
  — Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
• And like, that’s a thing people can do.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
• Get them, and never lose a thing again.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
• Still, there is such a thing as a comfort rut.
  — Melissa Mason, Refinery29, 1 Oct. 2025
• And that meant frequent ice runs were still a thing.
  — Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• Working from home seemed to be a thing of the past.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
• Your gast flabbers if that’s even a thing.
  — James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
• There was no cable; video games weren’t a thing.
  — Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025