Thing in a sentence (esp. good sentence like quote, proverb...)

Synonym: affair, matter. Similar words: nothing, anything, nothing but, clothing, writhing, breathing, something, anything but. Meaning: [θɪŋ]

n. 1. a special situation 2. an action 3. an artifact 4. an event 5. a statement regarded as an object 6. any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence 7. a special abstraction 8. a vaguely specified concern 9. an entity that is not named specifically 10. a special objective 11. a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion 12. a separate and self-contained entity.

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31. The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and thedetermination to attain it.

32. The sweetest thing in lifeIs the welocme of a wife.

33. Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you give it to others.

34. I know no such thing as genius, it is nothing but labour and diligence.

35. Wealth may be an exscellent thing, for it means power. leisure, and liberty.

36. A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world.

37. Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.

38. Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barry more would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him. John Barry more, American actor, J.

39. Learn to suffer without complaining; that is the best thing I can teach you.

40. There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

41. Politeness is to do and say the kindest thing in the kindest way.

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42. Education is a admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing worth knowing can be taught.

43. Those who have some means think that the most impo rtant thing in the world is love. The poor know that it is money.

44. To say is one thing; to do is quite another.

45. Money is a singular thing, It ranks with love as man's greatest source of joy. And with death as his greatest source of anxiety.

46. Keep thing seven years and you will find a use for it.

47. To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour.

48. The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.

49. The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

50. The imnportant thing in life is to have a great aim[sentencedict.com], and the determination to attain it.

51. Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the freedom to choose his attitude in any given set of circumstances.

52. It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently.

53. To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

54. What an extraordinary thing to say!

55. That's a rude thing to say.

56. I can't get this bloody stupid thing to work.

57. What induced you to do such a foolish thing?

58. What a mad thing to do!

59. Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

60. The awful thing is, it was my fault.

31. The sticky tape on the parcel came unstuck and the whole thing came undone.

32. It was a terrible thing to happen to someone so young.

33. The only thing to do was knuckle down and get on with some serious hard work.

34. I think prison is going to be a scary thing for Harry.

35. The last thing I'm going to do is run off with somebody's husband.

36. The good thing about these younger players is that they are not carrying any excess baggage from less successful times.

37. It wasn't a good thing; on the contrary it was a huge mistake.

38. 'Anyone else would have done the same thing,' he said with typical modesty.

39. Ben's got a thing about Triumph motorbikes - he's got three of them.

40. Although it doesn't look like it, the whole thing is highly organized.

41. One thing you'll have to agree to is working in the evenings.

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42. The first thing he looked at was his office's location.

43. He was the most self-effacing of men - the last thing he would have relished was a eulogy.

44. Her attitude to the whole thing really cheeses me off!

45. Some critics said the show was good in parts - those less charitable said the whole thing was a disaster.

46. It's ridiculous - we have a tiny disagreement and you blow the whole thing out of proportion!

47. 'What's that thing in the middle of the fountain?'--'Some kind of statue, I guess.'.

48. I saw them at Christmas but haven't heard a thing since then.

49. What is even more remarkable about the whole thing is ...

50. The interesting thing about O'Reilly is his sixth sense for finding people who have good ideas.

51. At the time, accepting his offer had seemed the most natural thing in the world .

52. The first thing to do is book a venue .

53. I don't think it's a good thing for children to be too pliant.

54. The nicest thing about her is that she never criticizes us.

55. His mind was reeling with an almost aesthetic delight at the beauty of the thing.

56. I checked the chart and found I had crossed off the wrong thing.

57. You're confusing him! Tell him slowly and one thing at a time.

58. An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing.

59. She was strict with her children in the genuine belief that it was the right thing to do.

60. I know of at least two people who did the same thing.

More similar words: nothing, anything, nothing but, clothing, writhing, breathing, something, anything but, everything, something of, something else, something like, thin, think, within, think of, think out, think up, think over, think twice, fishing, bleaching, burst out laughing, this, hint, chin, by this, thigh, third, behind.