right sort
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"You're taking bits of wood and metal, sheep's wool, felt and if you put them together in exactly the right sort of way, it's like alchemy, you get a beautiful, singing instrument," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2025
"With the right sort of sensible precautions; paying attention to food labelling, making sure you carry your adrenalin everywhere with you, you'll be fine."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2023
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
Few Gazans had the right sort of hives to withstand it.
From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2022
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
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