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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Dom Amore: Glastonbury’s run has been tons of fun, and it’s led to the Class LL baseball finals
Glastonbury caught some sort of magic after its 7-13 regular season and has carried it all the way to the Class LL baseball finals.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
You could be forgiven for thinking Little Amélie is some sort of prequel to Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s delightfully French 2001 fantasy Amélie.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 June 2025
Most seniors require some sort of nursing home or at-home medical care; one study found that 70 percent of adults who live to 65 will require long-term services and support.
—Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement In the decades since, every other country in the region has made some sort of accommodation with Israel, persuaded on the one hand by its formidable U.S.-backed military, and on the other by the security-minded tech sector that grew out of that military.
—Karl Vick, Time, 13 June 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
You could be forgiven for thinking Little Amélie is some sort of prequel to Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s delightfully French 2001 fantasy Amélie.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 June 2025
Most seniors require some sort of nursing home or at-home medical care; one study found that 70 percent of adults who live to 65 will require long-term services and support.
—Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement In the decades since, every other country in the region has made some sort of accommodation with Israel, persuaded on the one hand by its formidable U.S.-backed military, and on the other by the security-minded tech sector that grew out of that military.
—Karl Vick, Time, 13 June 2025
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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 18 Jun. 2025.
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