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Example Sentences

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I thought of her as a babysitter of sorts, although I never met the woman in person.

From Salon

The prospects for that sort of learning may seem dim at the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Nah, she don’t like to talk about the past,” Al would say, sowing doubt in my mind that I knew what sort of person she really was.

From The Wall Street Journal

It had a rakish sort of beauty to it.

From Literature

We’re talking ages ago— ancient times, warring kingdoms, that sort of thing.

From Literature