a thing

phrase

: 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.

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Oscar-winning DoP Greig Fraser knows a thing or two about working on challenging movies, from Dune to The Batman, Rogue One to Zero Dark Thirty. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026 Russians had thought long lines to purchase goods were a thing of the distant past. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026 The student protest of May 1968 turned into the largest strike in French history, in a country that knows a thing or two about strikes. — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 However, the switch to agentic AI is our reality now, and SaaS is already becoming a thing of the past. — Konstantin Klyagin, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for a thing

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“A thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20thing. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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