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The phrase "a thing was" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the existence or occurrence of something in the past.
Example: "A thing was said during the meeting that changed everyone's perspective."
Alternatives: "an item existed" or "a matter occurred".
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Such a thing was not impossible".
Who would have guessed such a thing was possible?
Historians will dispute whether such a thing was ever possible.
I had no idea such a thing was possible.
Such a thing was as imaginary as the retractable blade extending from his parents' station wagon.
It became clear very quickly, however, that such a thing was impossible.
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A: Things aren't that simple.
How fine a thing is man!
Such a thing is possible now.
Such a thing is called a closed trajectory.
That's a thing, isn't it?
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