Sentence examples for were a thing but from inspiring English sources

She had the chance to become part of history – specially the part of history where people watch the Band Aid 30 video five years from now and say things like "Who's that?" and "Why is Olly Murs dancing so joyously to a song about fatal internal haemorrhage?" and "Oh God, remember when vloggers were a thing?" – but she turned it down.

I wanted to like this game because I remember when Tamagotchis were a thing, but this app just made me feel inadequate as a caretaker, and I've got enough of that going on in my real life.

People don't realize that electronic brains are a thing, but they are.

The Observer is a thing, but so is this particular issue of the Observer.

You may not have realized that eyeball tattoos are a thing, but they are — and have been for some time.

So over-saturation is a thing, but it's not a detriment to living here.

I can't really explain why this is a thing, but it is.

So the question is not really whether co-watching is going to be a thing – it's a thing – but, rather it's who will win this thing if this is a thing that is to be won.

-- Superfoods for skincare are a thing, but it's best to proceed with skepticism.

I think it's always been a thing, but no one seems to care about it.

"I didn't expect the American theme to be a thing, but it is.