How to Use some kind/sort/type of in a Sentence

some kind/sort/type of

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  • The idea of some kind of RCOS athletes’ kit is not that far-fetched.
    Amy Verner, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024
  • It was said some sort of sled was used to move Brogle’s body at one point.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 June 2024
  • What are some kind of little things that you guys do in terms of that?
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
  • That third piece is like some kind of taste-sucking sponge.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
  • As for the apuestas, most games have some sort of bet on players and teams.
    Mariana Martínez Barba, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
  • Charles, bless him, chooses some kind of tourist get-up.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Cass: But is there some kind of trade-off being made here?
    Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2024
  • This was due to Dan’s paranoia that Liz was not his wife but some sort of bizarre twin.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
  • To be some sort of fixer and healer to those who feel broken.
    Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Brothers, tech-savvy and in need of fashion help, want some sort of gadget and a nice sweater.
    Kelly Conaboy, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2023
  • More than 90% of Hawaii is under some sort of drought, but too much too fast is leading to a flash flood risk.
    Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • That’s got to have some type of galvanizing effect on the team.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • And those in the industry are sure hoping that there’s some sort of carve-out for their service fees.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
  • All seeds rely on some sort of vector to disperse seeds.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Steve is opening some sort of shack on the boardwalk as part of his breakup healing journey.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Though the most likely outcome is some sort of out of court settlement.
    Brady Dale, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
  • By his count, around one in five spacewalks encounter some sort of problem.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
  • In January, the show's cocreator Brad Falchuk wouldn't rule out some kind of revival.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 16 May 2024
  • My brother is six years older than me and always in some kind of trouble.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Breakfast will be a bagel with some type of protein (eggs, bacon, cheese), good coffee, and fruit.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The lyrics find Jeonghan and Wonwoo pining for a lost love late at night, and searching for some kind of solace in their dreams.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
  • Bell said some kind of argument erupted between the two men.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, most small isles from the Maldives to Bora Bora offer some kind of buyout.
    Linda Laban, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
  • There’s some kind of lead guitar on every song, and on songs like ‘Upper Hand,’ there are two solos.
    Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
  • But now there are these thousands of families going through the same thing, begging for some kind of light.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Taken together, some type of tax credit for first-time buyers could be in play down the road.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2024
  • There’s still going to have to be some kind of curation of the content, and that, to me, is what will be interesting.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Our Accord was the only wagon in this train without some type of luggage rack.
    Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
  • If our civilization suffers some kind of severe discontinuity, future archaeologists may need to dig this place up to get a hint as to how things went so wrong.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Each undergoes some kind of crisis and transformation, the two women dealing with great personal trials and the two men taking risky professional chances.
    Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024

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