one of those things
noun phrase
informal
—used to refer to a bad or unfortunate experience that happened and to say that such experiences can happen to anyone
I missed the train and had to take a later one. It was just one of those things, I guess.
Examples of one of those things in a Sentence
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Maybe, having that copyright becomes one of those things.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024
But one of those things is not like the others, a conservative federal appeals court judge said this month in a lively talk at Harvard Law School that critiqued recent trends at the Supreme Court.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
This year, Cetaphil’s Super Bowl ad features each one of those things, without outright naming Swift, Kelce or the Chiefs, but referencing them all the same.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2024
Anyway, the Big Mac is one of those things that’s OK once every six months or so.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
The least dramatic but possibly most important bit of that video is when Nadia uses her arms to help her balance against a wall, which is one of those things that humans do all the time without thinking about it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2024
Travel is one of those things everyone seems to love, but there are plenty of overplayed fads that can zap the joy out of one of life’s most fulfilling experiences.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
But at least one of those things no longer seems be true in an exclusive preview of this week's The Real Housewives of Miami.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2023
So Miami is finally getting its very own MLS team, which is great because soccer is one of those things that just never stops in the Magic City.
—Chloe Herring, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024
But one of those things is not like the others, a conservative federal appeals court judge said this month in a lively talk at Harvard Law School that critiqued recent trends at the Supreme Court.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
This year, Cetaphil’s Super Bowl ad features each one of those things, without outright naming Swift, Kelce or the Chiefs, but referencing them all the same.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2024
Anyway, the Big Mac is one of those things that’s OK once every six months or so.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
The least dramatic but possibly most important bit of that video is when Nadia uses her arms to help her balance against a wall, which is one of those things that humans do all the time without thinking about it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2024
Travel is one of those things everyone seems to love, but there are plenty of overplayed fads that can zap the joy out of one of life’s most fulfilling experiences.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
But at least one of those things no longer seems be true in an exclusive preview of this week's The Real Housewives of Miami.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2023
So Miami is finally getting its very own MLS team, which is great because soccer is one of those things that just never stops in the Magic City.
—Chloe Herring, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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“One of those things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20of%20those%20things. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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