not the type

idiom

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

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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 Instead, Third Point was a cornerstone investor in the Soho House IPO and is not the type of investor to stand by quietly while management fails to maximize value for shareholders. Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025 But Marshall says her mom was not the type of person who would pull a gun on anyone. Natalie Morales, CBS News, 11 Jan. 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 4 Mar. 2025.

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