not the type

idiom

: not a particular kind of person
Her mother is not the type to complain.

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Frida’s upcoming offering is apparently not the type of April Fool’s Day ploy that many brands have resorted to in recent years to create social media hype around their products. Karu F Daniels, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025 No, this is not the type of fight to the finish the Miami Heat typically target, an objective of being a No. 9 play-in seed instead of a No. 10 play-in seed. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025 But Ragazzi is not the type of man who twiddles his thumbs. Sandra Salibian, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025 The Padres’ asking price, for some teams, is prohibitive, and president of baseball operations A.J. Preller is not the type to budge. Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for not the type

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“Not the type.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20the%20type. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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