a thing

idiom

: anything

—used in negative statements

I can't see a thing without my glasses on.

The guests will be here soon, and I don't have a thing (that is appropriate) to wear.

Don't worry about a thing. I'll take care of everything.

She doesn't look a thing like her older sister.

His new album doesn't sound a thing like his last one.

Examples of a thing in a Sentence

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Yet this phone call shows that late term is STILL very much a thing. —

Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Even the bathrooms—lavishly stocked with Aesop products of every variety to enjoy in your enormous, high-pressure shower—are a thing of beauty, clad in salmon-pink tiles and decorated with sleek circular mirrors. —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024 That means that finding out the winner on election night may be a thing of the past. —

Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024 By and large, most quests fall into the ‘go to a place and kill a thing’ category, and that formula starts to wear a bit thin. —

Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for a thing