some kind/sort/type of
idiom
—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 price can vary anywhere from $15 to $30 or more, with the more expensive options typically offering some sort of travel insurance.
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Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2024
The first one is obviously bad and the second hinges on this idea that fat people are some sort of threat or imposition so people need to be made comfortable.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
However the action was halted early when sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson slipped on a drive to the hoop and suffered some sort of left leg injury.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
The papers implied that some kind of computational hardness would be necessary for almost all cryptographic tasks.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2024
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Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2024
The first one is obviously bad and the second hinges on this idea that fat people are some sort of threat or imposition so people need to be made comfortable.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
However the action was halted early when sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson slipped on a drive to the hoop and suffered some sort of left leg injury.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
The papers implied that some kind of computational hardness would be necessary for almost all cryptographic tasks.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 June 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 10 Jun. 2024.
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