right sort
Example Sentences
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As for the batting, England played the right sort of game here.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Charles Anson, former press secretary to Elizabeth II, told the BBC that "getting the right sort of sequence of information is a very difficult thing to do in the internet age".
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024
“If someone comes to the house, I say, ‘Come and look at this,’ if they are the right sort of person,” he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
The FBI thought they had the right sort of man — a first-generation issei immigrant who was bilingual, could write in English and was held in high esteem in the community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
And if you had the right sort of mind, the sort of mind that actually sees what it looks at, you might notice that his eyes were odd.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
