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sort of and kind of
Yes, but only to a small degree. Bob: Do you like what you're doing in school? Alice: Kind of. Henry: What do you think about all these new laws? Do they worry you? John: Sort of.
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sort of something and kind of something

almost something; somewhat; somehow. Isn't it sort of cold out? That was kind of a stupid thing to do, wasn't it?
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sort of
to some degree kind of It seemed to be sort of a cross between an oyster and a mushroom.
Usage notes: sometimes used to show that you are not certain about something: I'm sort of at an age where I just want things to be a little more orderly.
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Speaking about May 3 last year, the night Madeleine went missing, he says: "The worst thing is we kind of almost thought about not going.
We kind of almost had to go 180 degrees with the way I played.
It kind of almost makes me laugh, but at the same time I try to respect his sleep patterns as much as I can by being as quiet as I can.
 
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