one of those things
noun phrase
informal
—used to refer to a bad or unfortunate experience that happened and to say that such experiences can happen to anyone
I missed the train and had to take a later one. It was just one of those things, I guess.
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Good luck finding a food in America that doesn’t contain at least one of those things.
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Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
Sleep is one of those things most of us take for granted.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Slimy Lunch Meats Lunch meats are one of those things that often evade clean-outs.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
And at this moment one of those things, for Jonathan Sims and Kyle Shire, is that Altadena’s Grocery Outlet is still standing.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
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Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
Sleep is one of those things most of us take for granted.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Slimy Lunch Meats Lunch meats are one of those things that often evade clean-outs.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
And at this moment one of those things, for Jonathan Sims and Kyle Shire, is that Altadena’s Grocery Outlet is still standing.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for one of those things
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“One of those things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20of%20those%20things. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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