English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Thing" in Example Sentences
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762118	It takes only a short time to learn how to explain things to students. It takes much longer to learn when not to.	CK
898497	Just when I was getting the hang of things, I was in a traffic accident and had to stay two months in the hospital.	CK
2782268	One advantage of being old is that you no longer desire all the things that you couldn't afford to buy when you were young.	CK
954211	One thing I don't like about the iPad is that you can't easily install apps that aren't available through Apple's App Store.	CK
277683	It wasn't my lucky day. First, I got a parking ticket and then things went from bad to worse when I got pulled over for making a U-turn.	CM
263510	Winning the competition is important. However, fair play is more important. You need to understand that winning is not the most important thing.	CK
249549	I love trying out new things, so I always buy products as soon as they hit the store shelves. Of course, half the time I end up wishing I hadn't.	CM
953070	A child who is a native speaker usually knows many things about his or her language that a non-native speaker who has been studying for years still does not know and perhaps will never know.	CK
1338945	I do many things at the same time, so not only am I reading things by Akutagawa, I've also increased the amount of time I spend reading in English and I also read a little in German every day.	CM
1969892	Death is something that we're often discouraged to talk about or even think about, but I've realized that preparing for death is one of the most empowering things you can do. Thinking about death clarifies your life.	davearms