This, the story suggests, "could make a trip to the video shop or even the cinema a thing of the past".
And then it ripples through your film, or your play or your book, animating all and subtly transforming everything from a prosaic good – or even great – into a thing of wonder.
The union of Jack and Gladys, even viewed intimately, remains a thing of mystery in this plaintive play about the ghosts that gather around the marriage bed.
The uprooting process of heading to movie locations in different states, or even continents, is largely a thing of the past.
Age 7: Crapping your pants You should already be well-past potty trained, but even "accidents" should be a thing of the past at this point.
Imagine that: even the internet could be a thing of the past one day.
Throughout medical history, exotic grafts — arms, legs, even heads — have either been a thing of the imagination or calamitous experiments.
National swing broke down in the 1970s; now it seems that even regional swing has become a thing of the past.
Even family dinners are becoming a thing of the past.
Now even that shred of regret is a thing of the past.
