of the sort
idiom
: like the person or thing mentioned
"You said you didn't like him." "I said nothing of the sort."
I would like to go to a movie or a concert, or something of the sort.
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In fact, as NewsGuard, an anti-misinformation company, disclosed, The Times never reported anything of the sort.
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Jim Warren, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
One piece of the puzzle for Jigsaw, and the documentary field generally, is how to connect audiences to content of the sort the company wants to make.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Earth impactors of the sort that brought down the dinosaurs are now usually looked upon as relics of the distant past.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The box office hasn’t returned to pre-COVID levels, streamers and studios are cutting back their spending and deals of the sort that Olsson and others flock to the South of France to secure are harder to land.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 13 May 2025
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Jim Warren, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
One piece of the puzzle for Jigsaw, and the documentary field generally, is how to connect audiences to content of the sort the company wants to make.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Earth impactors of the sort that brought down the dinosaurs are now usually looked upon as relics of the distant past.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The box office hasn’t returned to pre-COVID levels, streamers and studios are cutting back their spending and deals of the sort that Olsson and others flock to the South of France to secure are harder to land.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 13 May 2025
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“Of the sort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20sort. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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