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is a thing
vb. (en-third-person singular of: be a thing)
Usage examples of "is a thing".
There is a thing in haircutting that assuages the blood and calms the heart and makes the nerves serene.
There also were to be seen sellers of cloths, and these were without number as that is a thing so many want, they being of cotton.
The bonding is a thing of the One Power: by it he gains such gifts as quick healing, the ability to go long periods without food, water, or rest, and the ability to sense the taint of the Dark One at a distance.
Finally she takes leave of all, and puts a pot of oil on her head, and casts herself into the fire with such courage that it is a thing of wonder.