In time, those common threads came to imbue Obama's Presidential campaign with a kind of historical momentum, remaking it as something more vast than one man's political ambitions: an index of progress itself.
There was a common thread among those who came to protest on Thursday, regardless of their background.
Across the sectarian divides in the country, there is a common thread of conservatism when it comes to premarital sex.
If challenged to come up with a common thread uniting its featured acts, the best I could come up with is that if they were touring in Florida, they'd all probably pop into Miami Ink to get a tattoo done.
"The protection of big business remains a common thread in Mr. Obama's policies, which have come at the expense of the consumer, the taxpayer and the entrepreneur," Ryan wrote for The Financial Times.
Remember that your spouse came from this house, there has to be a common thread somewhere for you to get along.
When it comes to trying to win, a common thread with all competitive games, as with life, is the degree to which risk tolerance changes as situations dictate.
Do you see a common thread?
I do, however, recognize a common thread that connects acts of violence across this country.
You will find a common thread in many meditation instructions telling you not to try to stop your thoughts, but instead to just let them come and go.
