better sort

Example Sentences

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“I think you’d be hard pressed to find a better sort of culinary representation of that period than this dish,” Carbone said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

“We just found a better sort of angle on the protagonist, on the overall theme and on the storytelling technique as well in that one swoop,” he says.

From The Verge • Mar. 5, 2021

Rather than expose the deception, Heyman argued to the jury that as a thief, Skalnick was a better sort of criminal - and a more credible witness.

From Washington Times • Feb. 5, 2020

Improvements are being made at material recovery centers to better sort recycling.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2019

Their leader said, “We’re going to be on our way but we thought we’d ask the lady if she wanted to come with us. We’re a better sort of traveling companion.”

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead