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of a sort |
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of a sort having some but not all of the characteristics of something Officials portrayed the meetings as progress of a sort, although the bargaining has not yet begun. Usage notes: used after a noun being described, as in the example See also: sort How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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After groping through a grey forest of overcoats, he found that the dim cloak room opened on the lighted corridor in the form of a sort of counter or half-door, like most of the counters across which we have all handed umbrellas and received tickets. She was the motherless child of a sort of cousin of my father's. It is not possible to blink the truth that Emma Jane was dull; but a dogged, unswerving loyalty, and the gift of devoted, unselfish loving, these, after all, are talents of a sort, and may possibly be of as much value in the world as a sense of numbers or a faculty for languages. |
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