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Also, sort of . Rather, somewhat, as in I'm kind of hungry , or The bird looked sort of like a sparrow . [ Colloquial ; c. 1800] This usage should not be confused with a kind of or a sort of , which are much older and refer to a borderline member of a given category (as in a kind of a shelter or a sort of a bluish color ). Shakespeare had this usage in Two Gentlemen of Verona (3:1): “My master is a kind of a knave.” Also see of a kind .

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This is an earthly and visceral kind of love.

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It's difficult to sort of see "any kind of clear strategy or intention," from the Trump administration so far, she tells the BBC.

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Her Iris lets us see why, in our darkest times, the poles of forced solitude and togetherness can feel so unsatisfying, yet the right kind of aloneness can be the stuff of real healing.

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Even though cooking and storing food might seem like a necessity in order to live in any kind of housing situation, legally the appliances are categorized as amenities.

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The biggest coup is a cameo from Concord native Tom Hanks, already kind of famous at the time even if none of the other characters remember his name.

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