How to Use a thing in a Sentence

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• But Brown doesn’t view the Spice Girls as a thing of the past.
  — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2024
• But the Bissell CrossWave X7 makes that a thing of the past!
  — Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
• On the flip side, that has also been a thing that has held me back.
  — Lydia T. Blanco, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
• Both Hahn and Arnett know a thing or to about kids sports.
  — Marc Malkin, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024
• But those types of China numbers are a thing of the past.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
• Hartley, of course, knows a thing or two about that slot.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 May 2023
• These two teams meeting to open the season used to be a thing.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
• Don’t want to miss a thing from Aerosmith’s farewell tour?
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
• Sweden wants to make pesky EV chargers a thing of the past.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 May 2023
• Even the meaning of the word is a thing on which the combatants cannot agree.
  — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
• So the waiting list, now a thing of legend, got longer and longer.
  — Stephen Busemeyer, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
• The dusty corners of your house are finally a thing of the past.
  — Emily Rochotte, Women's Health, 12 July 2023
• The plan, which costs $19.99 a month, will no longer exist, and those red envelopes will be a thing of the past.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
• So the pair know a thing or two about what makes a great director.
  — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
• Brent Jacquette knows a thing or two about college sports.
  — Anna Betts, New York Times, 25 May 2024
• Two-strike approach a thing of beauty 😤@zacvoo drives in a pair!
  — Greg McKenna, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
• Lopez's love might not cost a thing but Jimmy Choo's boots sure do.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
• Chatard’s first touchdown of the season was a thing of beauty.
  — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2023
• True icons know a thing or two about longevity — just look at Kylie Minogue.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2024
• Some hotels on land could learn a thing or two from how Seabourn’s team makes a bed.
  — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2023
• With two young children, sleeping in is also a thing of the past.
  — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
• Again from my dad, so much about my dad, but the blazer is always a thing for me.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2024
• Famines are a thing of the past, but more than a third of all children are malnourished.
  — Alex Travelli, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
• And the days of the Dodgers needing tiring, patchwork bullpen game plans might almost be a thing of the past.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
• Larsa Pippen knows a thing or two about how to take a good selfie.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
• The award-winning artist knows a thing or two about dancing in the big earrings, too.
  — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
• These sprays and concentrates will make scuffs, dirt, patches, and spills a thing of the past.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
• Santos could learn a thing or two from his colleagues across the aisle and across the Capitol.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 11 May 2023
• 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
• In what shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, electric-assist baby strollers are now a thing.
  — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024