Example Sentences

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Shira: Seriously, WHY do you have so many smart home thingies?

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

Slate: Did it confuse you that I wanted to write a book of little thingies that were not stories of why “SNL blah blah blah”?

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2019

"Is that one of those iWatch thingies?" is a common question from those who have noticed you're using a watch for payments.

From The Verge • Mar. 15, 2016

After a couple of hours we had all had it with the pushing; I asked if maybe they didn’t have one of those vacuum thingies handy?

From The New Yorker • Oct. 9, 2015

Bobbing like one of those red-and-white ball thingies on a fishing line.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone