of the sort
idiom
: like the person or thing mentioned
"You said you didn't like him." "I said nothing of the sort."
I would like to go to a movie or a concert, or something of the sort.
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There has been no evidence or information coming out of ICE or the Trump administration indicating anything of the sort.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
And too much pomp, of the sort that is inextricable from a victory lap like this one, can threaten to kill the anarchic spirit of a show that thrives on spontaneity.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
That should be welcomed news for Hunter Biden, who purchased a $142,000 sports car with funds provided by a Kazakh businessman, and who received a 3.16 carat diamond from a Chinese businessman, both of which would be prime targets of the sort of wealth tax sought by some California lawmakers.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Both sets of rocks were of the sort that had formed from sediments deposited on shallow coastal seafloors near some of the rare pieces of land.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
And too much pomp, of the sort that is inextricable from a victory lap like this one, can threaten to kill the anarchic spirit of a show that thrives on spontaneity.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
That should be welcomed news for Hunter Biden, who purchased a $142,000 sports car with funds provided by a Kazakh businessman, and who received a 3.16 carat diamond from a Chinese businessman, both of which would be prime targets of the sort of wealth tax sought by some California lawmakers.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Both sets of rocks were of the sort that had formed from sediments deposited on shallow coastal seafloors near some of the rare pieces of land.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Of the sort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20sort. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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