The phrase "a certain gift" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific gift that is not named or described in detail, often implying that it has particular significance or value.
Example: "She received a certain gift that changed her perspective on life."
Alternatives: "a particular gift" or "a specific gift".
She chuckles about how family members even "shop in my closet," when they are looking for a certain gift.
Asking them to buy a certain gift or donate to a specific group is fine as long as that is conveyed as just one choice, she said.
"There is a certain gift that Opus Dei has," Father McCloskey said in a telephone interview, "in terms of dealing with people of influence".
I didn't particularly aim to be a Shakespeare actor, but I suppose I had a certain gift for it; I certainly got offered lots of it.
He amuses me because he has a certain gift of humor, I cannot describe it, very subtle, that touches some recesses of my mind, all hidden under a very respectful manner," wrote Henry Tonks, the formidable professor of art at the Slade School of Art in London, which Whistler entered at 16. "Directly he is launched," Tonks predicted, "he will be an amazing success".
So we will have the courage to face each day as she did, embracing each minute because, as she knew, the next minute is never a certain gift.
As with the symposium, there was an almost ritual element to it all; certain gifts—such as, for example, the gift of a hare were thought especially appropriate.
If your mentor continuously mentions a certain author, gift them with the author's latest book.
The post, "Selling Unwanted Gift Cards for Cash: Price Comparison," does a simple comparison of what sites that provide upfront quotes -- Cardpool, PlasticJungle, GiftCards.com and GiftCardRescue -- would offer for certain gift cards.
These are available to buy online or in certain gift stores, but it's better if you make your own.
Even after state senators overwhelmingly approved a ban on certain gifts to state lawmakers, some of the same legislators kept accepting them.
