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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So, even though there’s no talk of abdication or anything of the sort, everyone’s preparing as if Prince William ascending to the throne will happen sooner rather than later. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025 Gein never did anything of the sort in real life and was regarded as a model patient. Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025 But they should not be called empathy, and doctors should not accept skills training as a substitute for moral inquiry of the sort that the medical humanities offers. Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 Witnessing the rigor of the fact-checking process and getting a hint of the sort of people who would gravitate toward this demanding job is fun! Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for of the sort

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“Of the sort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20sort. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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