some kind/sort/type of
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—used to indicate that the speaker is referring to a range of items that could fit a description
I need some kind/sort/type of fastener.
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Does the actor looking older than her 21 years (a notion that is, of course, entirely subjective) infer some kind of moral failing?
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Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
This raises the possibility that these folding patterns represent some sort of predisposition to schizophrenia; whether or not this results in the onset of the actual condition, however, will depend on any number of other factors.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
One social media user speculated that the bruising could be a result of some kind of an intravenous therapy (IV).
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The bottom line: More than a million workers have some kind of Post Office pension.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
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Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
This raises the possibility that these folding patterns represent some sort of predisposition to schizophrenia; whether or not this results in the onset of the actual condition, however, will depend on any number of other factors.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
One social media user speculated that the bruising could be a result of some kind of an intravenous therapy (IV).
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The bottom line: More than a million workers have some kind of Post Office pension.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Some kind/sort/type of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/some%20kind%2Fsort%2Ftype%20of. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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