not the type

phrase

: not a particular kind of person

Her mother is not the type to complain.

Examples of not the type in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vegas sees Dorofeyev as a dangerous finisher but not the type of playdriver or all-around contributor who merits an eight-figure salary. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 30 June 2026

This was not the type of company that was going to plant a forest on campus. — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

This is the sturdy, foldable variety — not the type that splits open into two halves for stuffing. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026

The evening signaled that this is not the type of show that will deaden an artist behind glass vitrines. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for not the type

• allotype
• antitype
• archetype
• biotype
• collotype
• genotype
• haplotype
• holotype
• hypotype
• isotype
• lectotype
• linotype