kind of

Example Sentences

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I have a similar character, but I am a different kind of manager.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

This kind of act was "often associated with psychological instability," said Armin Schuster, the interior minister in the Saxony state government.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Desiree Fixler was the kind of Wall Street insider who regulators hoped to recruit by paying whistleblowers to tell them about wrongdoing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

But then COVID-19 struck and, although she wanted to continue the book club via Zoom, Ford admits, “I’m not a Zoom kind of girl. I need the interaction, the face-to-face connection with women.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

I take out his snack—blueberries and the kind of organic bunny crackers that are almost but not quite as good as Goldfish.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison