Sentence examples for a thing given from inspiring English sources

"It used to be a thing given by the living to the dead.

The logistics of such a thing, given Assange's residence at the embassy, would make it very tricky.

A gift is defined as a thing given willingly to someone without payment.

So a bubble would likely have to come from somewhere else — not that the U.S. would even necessarily want such a thing, given the fallout following the two former bubbles.

She has beaten the odds so far and has a buoyant personality — a good thing, given her circumstances.

That's not necessarily a bad thing, given that an agent's incentives will almost always diverge in some way from our own.

That may not sound like a good thing, given what an attraction Disney is turning out to be.

That is probably a good thing, given that Lioness was hardly an artistic triumph.

Not necessarily a bad thing, given that it was was often like eavesdropping on a particularly dull table at the pub.

So far, there is no sign of a grand "Obama doctrine" for Africa - and perhaps that is a good thing given the diversity and complexity of the continent.

But this may not be a bad thing, given all the trouble the housing bubble caused.