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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Brines of the sort that apparently formed in the pockets of liquid water on Bennu’s ancestor provide a favorable environment for the development of complex organic compounds.
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Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2025
It is seen as an example of the sort of mistakes the club has made since the title success.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
From present indications, the celebration of 1890 will eclipse anything of the sort Litchfield has ever attempted.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
But under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, committees of the sort DOGE seemed to be shaping up to be have several legal requirements, including making all meetings publicly accessible and requiring a diversity of perspectives on the committee itself.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
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Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2025
It is seen as an example of the sort of mistakes the club has made since the title success.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
From present indications, the celebration of 1890 will eclipse anything of the sort Litchfield has ever attempted.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
But under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, committees of the sort DOGE seemed to be shaping up to be have several legal requirements, including making all meetings publicly accessible and requiring a diversity of perspectives on the committee itself.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for of the sort
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“Of the sort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20sort. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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