some kind/sort/type of
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—used to indicate that the speaker is referring to a range of items that could fit a description
I need some kind/sort/type of fastener.
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The Saturn Return framework was a comforting thought: that there was some sort of cosmic force supporting the emerging self, on a timeline that matched my own life’s more closely.
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Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Whereas influencers were known for peddling aspirational life-style content, creators are presumed to have some kind of message to get across.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
The characters in the book are some sort of inter-subjective creatures made from my guesswork about another person and their practice, their worldview, what their studio life is like—and, of course, me.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 10 Dec. 2024
More than a third of Americans experienced some kind of drought conditions last week, according to U.S. drought monitor.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Whereas influencers were known for peddling aspirational life-style content, creators are presumed to have some kind of message to get across.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
The characters in the book are some sort of inter-subjective creatures made from my guesswork about another person and their practice, their worldview, what their studio life is like—and, of course, me.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 10 Dec. 2024
More than a third of Americans experienced some kind of drought conditions last week, according to U.S. drought monitor.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Some kind/sort/type of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/some%20kind%2Fsort%2Ftype%20of. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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