During the meeting, he spelt things out so everyone understood the new process.

The manager spells things out during every briefing to avoid confusion.

Losing a single file doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.

Her minor setbacks felt insignificant against the grand schemes of things she had in mind.

Spilling coffee on the report was one of those things that could happen to anyone.

At the summer fair, the sweet young things danced barefoot on the grass, laughing under the lanterns.

The committee reviewed, among other things, the budget proposal.

The startup's minimalist interface might be the shape of things to come for the entire software industry.

Politicians often talk about the vision thing, but voters want concrete plans for the next four years.

After I thanked him for the ride, he smiled and said, 'sure thing'.