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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The study in question, however, didn’t conclude anything of the sort.
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Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024
Some said that Neely didn’t say anything of the sort.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
The change in the Democratic candidate is the result, of course, of a debate of the sort that F.D.R. sidestepped.
—The Editors, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
Most people first encountered Harris as a junior senator from California, when she became known in hearings for cross-examinations of the sort that might leave char marks on a steak.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024
Some said that Neely didn’t say anything of the sort.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
The change in the Democratic candidate is the result, of course, of a debate of the sort that F.D.R. sidestepped.
—The Editors, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
Most people first encountered Harris as a junior senator from California, when she became known in hearings for cross-examinations of the sort that might leave char marks on a steak.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Of the sort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20sort. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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