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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Actor Scott Eastwood has learned a thing or two from watching his dad Clint’s life in the entertainment industry. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026 Now Google has announced that dynamic patching, with Chrome silently being updated in the background and requiring no such restarts, is a thing. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 And once Oppenheimer came out and became so immensely popular, then suddenly film was a thing again. — Chris Stanton, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 Cycle Concierge Located in the Cycling Capital of the World, The Compton, Bentonville, Arkansas’ newest hotel, knows a thing or two about two wheels. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 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 6 Aug. 2026.

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