of one kind/sort/type or another

idiom

—used to indicate that the speaker is referring to a range of items that could fit a description

I need a fastener of one kind/sort/type or another.

Examples of of one kind/sort/type or another in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But every Hong Kong location required a big overhaul of one kind or another. —

Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 June 2024 While most lab tests report results on a scale of one kind or another, those from MRG-Effitas lean toward pass/fail. —

PCMAG, 14 June 2024 After all, he’s spent much of his career playing losers of one kind or another. —

A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024 Though all had pro opportunities of one kind or another, Quillan, Lipkin and Graf decided together to come back and try to do it all again. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for of one kind/sort/type or another

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