How to Use the thing with/about in a Sentence
the thing with/about
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The display’s the thing with the Chromebook 317, of course.
— Melissa Riofrio, PCWorld, 27 May 2021 -
And that’s the thing about this latest case of the Trump scaries.
— Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2023 -
But here’s the thing about big-time pro sports stars in the Olympics.
— Bryan Walsh, Vox, 26 July 2024 -
Just the thing with a cube of ice on a cold winter’s night.
— Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2021 -
Catherine goes to see Peter and tells him to do the thing with the tongue.
— Alice Burton, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2021 -
But the thing about baseball — there’s a game on the schedule.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024 -
But the thing about baseball — there’s a game on the schedule.
— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 -
And the thing about it is, his parents did not look so good.
— Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024 -
And so the thing about filming is that the schedule is the schedule.
— Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024 -
These kids couldn’t do the thing with the DeLorean to save their lives.
— Brent Lang, Variety, 15 May 2023 -
Here’s the thing about growing up – your taste buds grow up too.
— Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 23 June 2023 -
So, the thing about meat is that it’s connected to bones.
— Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2023 -
That's the thing about it — all the pieces can dress up, dress down, mix and match, layer or be worn as is.
— Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024 -
Kyung Hee did the thing with her hands in front of her mouth, to contain her laughter.
— Han Ong, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023 -
Remember, the thing about Woot is that their deals don't last.
— Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 13 Aug. 2024 -
But here’s the thing about those Gap Band records: For the most part, Wilson’s vocals were first takes.
— Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024 -
That’s the thing about the Serengeti—conditions can change on short notice.
— Todd Plummer, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2023 -
Because the thing about math is that if one step has an error in it, the whole thing can fall apart.
— Quanta Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024 -
But, here’s the thing about omega-3 fatty acids: our bodies don’t make them on their own.
— Christina Pérez, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2023 -
As the guitar player in his band in the ‘80s, the thing about playing with him is that voice was like this big oak tree.
— Chris Willman, Variety, 30 June 2024 -
But the thing about them is the trauma is not just in the past; the trauma is today and tomorrow, right?
— Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023 -
Hope may be the thing with feathers, but this bunch of feathers is hopeless.
— John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 July 2022 -
But that's the thing about a new football season — there's always hope this will be the year your team turns it around.
— Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024 -
That’s the thing with so many former players who tasted success with the Bears.
— Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2021 -
However, the thing with a lot of the blockbuster veterans is their age.
— Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2022 -
Here’s the thing about being viral famous or famous for just one thing: There’s not much else to talk about.
— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023 -
And that’s the thing about today’s high-tech race for efficiency in people’s lives.
— Christine Kilpatrick, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024 -
Anyway, the thing about these habits of Lucia’s was that Frankie wanted Lucia to notice things about her as well.
— Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024 -
Yet, the thing about It girl-ism is that it’s often relegated to younger women.
— Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 19 June 2023 -
Anyway, the thing about the Globes not having very many movie awards is that when one movie wins fully a third of them, the fantasy points don’t get spread around much.
— Joe Reid, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024
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