all sorts of

phrase

: many different : all kinds of
knows all sorts of people

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The Michael Jackson movie is breaking all sorts of box office records. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026 There were so many women who had amazing stories to tell who had these incredible bonds and friendships and were going through all sorts of life challenges and dealing with different things in their life. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 2 July 2026 If a team in a hot Canadian market were looking to inject future value into its organization and wanted to leverage free agency to do so, there are all sorts of ways to go about doing that. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 July 2026 The Czech festival has, over the decades, hosted all sorts of movies and celebrities. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for all sorts of

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First Known Use

1558, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of all sorts of was in 1558

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“All sorts of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20sorts%20of. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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