SORT OF

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Meaning:

To some (great or small) extent

Example:

he is kind of shy

Synonyms:

kind of; kinda; rather; sort of

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Adverbs

Where was this superfine, extraordinary sort of gallantry of yours then?

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

What sort of place had I come to, and among what kind of people?

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

“Her mother is a very good sort of woman,” was Catherine's answer.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

“So you know how to play ‘Nap,’” Wolf Larsen was saying in a pleased sort of voice.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“Well, let us hear about it. What sort of a job did you make of it?”

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

What sort of bundle I looked like, I don't know, but I felt a very hot one.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“I cannot waste time over this sort of fantastic talk, Mr. Holmes,” he said.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I talked about the dance, and you ought to make some sort of remark on the size of the room, or the number of couples.”

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

This sequencing functions as a sort of map of each of the virus's gene making up its DNA.

(Brazil scientists find out Culex mosquito can transmit Zika, Agência Brasil)

“Don't it, though?” cried Dick with a sort of joy.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)