of one kind/sort/type or another

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—used to indicate that the speaker is referring to a range of items that could fit a description
I need a fastener of one kind/sort/type or another.

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And because Disney remakes of one sort or another just keep coming, from Mulan to Pinocchio to The Little Mermaid, the temptation to be cynical about them is enormous. — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025 The bottom line is that despite having APIs or connectivity of one kind or another, there isn’t an ironclad guarantee that the AGIs will opt to cooperate. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 Unlike previous episodes of transatlantic discord, which mostly revolved around how the alliance should respond to an external threat of one kind or another, the challenge today comes from within. — Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025 People commuting to work, in the grocery store, out for a run or in the gym are almost always wearing headphones of one kind or another. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for of one kind/sort/type or another

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“Of one kind/sort/type or another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20one%20kind%2Fsort%2Ftype%20or%20another. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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