The phrase "a thing such as" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to introduce an example or specify a type of item or concept.
Example: "In our discussion about renewable energy, we should consider a thing such as solar panels."
Alternatives: "an item like" or "a concept such as".
Bringing new light, new readers to a thing such as the "Iliad" is noble.
Property rights are the relationship between a person and a thing (such as an environmental amenity) and what an owner (and others) may permissibly do and not do with a given piece of property.
Feeding centres have appeared in suburbs that could never have imagined such a thing, such as Maple Heights where a "food pantry" distributing free provisions to the needy opened three years ago.
Knowing a little bit about cheese but not enough, and discovering that there truly is a thing such as olive oil tasting, I quickly signed up for this event, since I wanted to learn more about both and this seemed like the most accessible and hands on experience.
When Mary Shelley's Frankenstein first lays eyes on what his science has wrought, he thinks, "I had gazed on him while unfinished; he was ugly then; but when those muscles and joints were rendered capable of motion, it became a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived".
Yeah, exactly - the phrase can also describe a thing such as TV show.
I love the thought of a homely thing such as a carpet becoming a vehicle for adventure.
Some philosophers have held that knowing cannot be described as a single thing, such as a state of consciousness.
Then, once you think it looks right, go on to a harder thing such as a human face.
Some of that utilization was a good thing, such as an increase in cholesterol screening.
Tell me!" point a normal thing such as an apple and when they answer you, just say "An Earth apple!
