Sentence examples for a thing both from inspiring English sources

But irony is the nuance that grasps a thing both from the inside and the outside simultaneously.

While the idea of all-arts talk radio, modeled on sports talk radio, may strike one upon first thought as rather absurd, I think my friend Pia Catton is really on to something in her enthusiastic pitches for just such a thing both this week and last week in her "Culture City" column at The Wall Street Journal.

To be truthful, the end of any supervision relationship is always a bit of a mixed thing – both happy and sad.

This was a sad thing, both for myself as an individual, and, after three decades of reform and opening, for China.

"It's a good thing both sides had enough political will for the exchange.

The immune system is a fickle thing, both hero and villain.

It was a rare thing, both men said, the way they could let their guard down and talk so freely.

"I hope, nothing .A REDD deal would be a good thing both for the world and the UN climate process, which sorely needs an achievement.

Unless, of course, Mr. Dewhurst fritters away what looked at one point like a sure thing — both for him and for everyone else on that escalator.

Owning your own home is generally considered the bedrock of the American dream, so this is a good thing, both socially and individually.

"Freedom to report the truth is a precious thing both for the liberty of the individual and for the sake of wider society," Lord Justice Toulson said.