How to Use have a way of (being something or doing something) in a Sentence

have a way of (being something or doing something)

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  • Sometimes big new ideas have a way of taking hold in the states first.
    — Brady Dale, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Berger: Movies have a way of finding you, a way of slotting in at the right time.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
  • And moms have a way of keeping their kids up on dad’s failures.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Stress and burnout have a way of creeping back into your thoughts.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • But hey, sometimes dreams do have a way of coming true.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Lakeway, Texas Days have a way of feeling long—in a good way—in this town on serene Lake Travis.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Country Living, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Still, outside events have a way of piercing the bubble.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Eclipses have a way of breaking the bones of your life and forcing you to heal in a different shape.
    — Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The Irish have a way of combining high-brow ideas with belly laughs.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The letters have a way of mirroring the day’s headlines.
    — Ellen Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Dirt and grime have a way of getting into all of our devices and not many of us like to deal with that.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Chris and Morgane have a way of keeping their fingers on the pulse by hearing what cuts through the lens of time.
    — Deborah Evans Price, Billboard, 29 May 2025
  • Losses like this one have a way of lingering a lot longer.
    — Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Of course, these things often have a way of working themselves out.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Recurring dreams have a way of popping up again and again.
    — Stacey Colino, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Succession, Barry and Ted Lasso may have a way of sucking up all the air in the room.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2023
  • Does the hole have a way of ensuring that the basic events of the timeline stay intact even as the details get tweaked?
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 May 2024
  • Our minds have a way of changing, though, as do our circumstances.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 May 2025
  • But no love for Indy. I am gutted over no Guts, but these two-year tours have a way of getting even longer.
    — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Feb. 2024
  • But regrets have a way of fading, and the backlash was never strong enough to get the act fully overhauled.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Chocolate morsels and brown sugar have a way of sweetening up any recipe.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
  • But more often than not, their songs have a way of washing over the listener rather than banging them over the head with sound.
    — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2023
  • These things have a way of working themselves out, so maybe everything will be fine.
    — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The outdoors have a way of delivering to us our soulmates.
    — Outside Online, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Some shows just have a way of getting better with each passing season.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Meanwhile, traders have a way of clustering around a certain price.
    — Brady Dale, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
  • That’s because repressed emotions have a way of clawing their way back.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • That’s almost a point of principle: in Lebovic’s telling, spy scares have a way of being overblown or misused, which is fair enough.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Though, sometimes the best travel accessories have a way of finding you.
    — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Earbuds have a way of disappearing into couch cushions, gym bags, and the void.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025

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