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.

My grandmother always said, 'if you want a thing done well, do it yourself,' whenever she showed me how to mend a tear.

Given all things being equal, our software will outperform the competitor's product in speed tests.