Even in a world of constant change, the museum's curated artifacts reminded visitors of the strange reassurance of thingliness.

I found three old thingamajigs in the attic and couldn't figure out what they were for.

I can't find the thingamajig I used to fix the bike, so I'll have to buy a new one.

Could you hand me that thingmabob on the shelf?

I can't find that thingie I used yesterday to fix the chair.

Could you hand me that thingamabob on the workbench?

I keep all those old thingamabobs in a drawer for when I need a spare.

I dug through the drawer and found some old thingies I had forgotten about.

By thingifying their memories, he inadvertently erased the people behind them.

She thingifies every memory, reducing beautiful moments to simple objects on a shelf.