a sort of
US /e sɔrt ʌv/
・UK /ə sɔ:t ɔv/
A1
adv.AdverbTo some extent; rather.
I felt a sort of sadness when she left.
det.DeterminerA vague or approximate type of.
It was a sort of party.
phr.PhraseUsed to express hesitation or uncertainty.
I was, sort of, hoping to go.
phr.PhraseUsed as a mild apology or excuse.
I sort of forgot.
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It’s Not Just the U.S. Why Are World Leaders So Old Now? | WSJ State of the Stat
- It's not the only place where individual candidates are asked to amass a sort of war chest to be able to gain access to office.
It's not the only place where individual candidates are asked to amass a sort of war chest to be able to gain access to office.
- So if you don't have a sort of greater age diversity at the decision-making table, then you're really missing out on people who have this direct personal experience, much greater familiarity with how technology is changing,
So if you don't have a sort of greater age diversity at the decision-making table, then you're really missing out on people who have this direct personal experience, much greater familiarity with how technology is changing,
How the US Transports Its Nuclear Weapons
- This center is responsible for contacting all of the local law enforcement departments along the route to give them a sort of… vague message about a "special mission" that they're not allowed to know about and definitely shouldn't mess with.
This center is responsible for contacting all of the local law enforcement departments along the route to give them a sort of… vague message about a "special mission" that they're not allowed to know about and definitely shouldn't mess with.
- them a sort of… vague message about a “special mission” that they're not allowed to know
them a sort of… vague message about a “special mission” that they're not allowed to know
Maximize Productivity With These Time Management Tools | Dr. Cal Newport & Dr. Andrew Huberman
- Because I mean, I keep coming back to this is, okay, because I'm not going to be able to, I mean, fortunately, the insomnia hasn't bothered me in years but the threat of it like completely shaped the way I think about things and because I know I'm never going to be, have a sort of like an Elon Musk style energy of like, I can just take on seven companies and make it happen, right?
Because I mean, I keep coming back to this is, okay, because I'm not going to be able to, I mean, fortunately, the insomnia hasn't bothered me in years but the threat of it like completely shaped the way I think about things and because I know I'm never going to be, have a sort of like an Elon Musk style energy of like, I can just take on seven companies and make it happen, right?
- have a sort of like an Elon Musk style energy of like,
have a sort of like an Elon Musk style energy of like,
One Pot Chilli | Jamie Oliver & The Lean Machines
- There you go. Look at that. It's almost like a sort of
There you go. Look at that. It's almost like a sort of
Smoking is Awesome
- They trap dust or bacteria to be swept away in a sort of dance.
They trap dust or bacteria to be swept away in a sort of dance.
- You get a sort of double whammy. On the one hand you flood your whole system and especially your lungs with at least 70 highly cancer-causing chemicals.
You get a sort of double whammy. On the one hand you flood your whole system and especially your lungs with at least 70 highly cancer-causing chemicals.
A New Way to Understand Cancer
- a sort of borderland that's hard to cross.
a sort of borderland that's hard to cross.
The rise of realistic fake designer bags
- They (have) intentionally gotten by the 200-dollar version rather than the 10,000-dollar version because they see it as a sort of subversive,
They (have) intentionally gotten by the 200-dollar version rather than the 10,000-dollar version because they see it as a sort of subversive,
I Designed the Most Famous Tongue In History
- I think the tutor was quite a sort of fan of my work, so I got the gig.
I think the tutor was quite a sort of fan of my work, so I got the gig.
- They had a sort of small logo in mind for their new record label.
They had a sort of small logo in mind for their new record label.
What is Art for?
- But one way to think about art is that it is a sort of propaganda, in the sense of a tool that motivates and energises you for a cause.
But one way to think about art is that it is a sort of propaganda, in the sense of a tool that motivates and energises you for a cause.
What's In The Big Beautiful Bill And Why Elon Musk Hates It
- It includes things like extending the child tax credit and actually adds a sort of plus up to it for the first couple of years.
It includes things like extending the child tax credit and actually adds a sort of plus up to it for the first couple of years.
- It includes things like extending the child tax credit and actually adds a sort of plus up to it for the first couple of years.
It includes things like extending the child tax credit and actually adds a sort of plus up to it for the first couple of years.