English example sentences with "sort"

Learn how to use sort in a English sentence. Over 100 hand-picked examples.

It may be that the happiness awaiting us is not at all the sort of happiness we would want.

That sort of thing can happen when you are in haste.

It took quite a while to sort out all our luggage.

I sort of understand.

I'm sort of tired.

When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.

I sort of like him.

I feel sort of dizzy and I feel like throwing up.

What sort of thing must I pay tax on?

What sort of information do you get on the Internet?

What sort of flower do you like?

What sort of fruit do you like best?

What sort of coats are in fashion this year?

What sort of curtains do you think would go with the carpet?

What sort of work do you do?

Tom is a good sort.

Tom was the sort of man you could get along with.

As far as possible one should try to become on as close terms as possible with any sort of man.

I'm feeling sort of tired.

That sort of thing should be done away with.

I don't go in for that sort of thing.

I don't want to get involved in that sort of thing.

That is the sort of job I am cut out for.

That's not the sort I'm looking for.

It's the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration.

It's sort of strange.

If that city were a color, it would be a color with a quiet sort of dignity ... wine red, say.

I don't care for that sort of thing.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the sort of couple who don't go out much in the evenings.

But there had been no indications Gorbachev was having any sort of health problems, and it is not exactly clear what's happened to him now.

Jane is not such a bad sort.

This is the sort of thing you have to account for.

What sort of jewelry are you going to wear with this dress?

I'd rather die than yield to this sort of demand.

The suit materials of this sort will not stand up well.

I am accustomed to eating this sort of food.

This sort of work calls for great patience.

This sort of work calls for a lot of patience.

This sort of music is not my cup of tea.

This sort of music is not to the taste of everybody.

A whale is a sort of mammal.

It's quite absurd of you to tell her that sort of thing.

I'll take three of each sort.

"Shiitake" is a sort of mushroom.

"I feel sort of dizzy." "You look pale. You'd better take a day off."

It is not possible to be free from every sort of disease.

How are you? What sort of day are you having today?

What sort of television programs are on today?

What sort of trickery do you have in store for me tonight?

The sort of information we need is not always available.

I have agreed to let a friend's son come up to this farm by day for about six months as a sort of farm pupil.

I'm not good at this sort of thing.

I've never seen this sort of bird.

I don't really care for that sort of thing.

That young man can't get the sort of jobs he wants and doesn't have any friends; he's really at a loss.

Some of the girls like that sort of music, and some don't.

I don't like a negative sort of man.

It's the sort of day when you'd like to stay in bed.

Man's body is a sort of machine.

I sometimes wish I could live a quiet retired sort of life but I doubt I could stand it for more than a few days.

Would you please sort out all the white clothes from the wash?

When I asked her if she was tired after the long walk, she said, "Sort of."

He was always annoyed in the city by noises of one sort or another.

At that time she was engaged in some sort of work.

An effective writer is one who knows what sort of words should be employed in any specific context.

He was the sort of man you could get along with.

He is a poet of a sort.

He is a sort of painter.

He is not the sort of guy who gives in easily.

He isn't the sort of man that boasts of his abilities.

He is a sort of politician.

He is not the sort of man who counts on others for help.

He is a common sort of man.

It is worthwhile to ask what sort of picture they found there.

She aspired to any sort of career.

She seldom goes to that sort of place.

When she appeared in court, she was wearing a sort of crown.

I think he should stay away from drugs of any sort.

It's not the sort of illness that puts your life at risk.

"You're right, certainly you don't seem to have been into it today." "Eh! You can tell that sort of thing?"

You say po-tah-to I say po-tay-to. Rika is just that sort of girl. There's no way to win a battle of words with her.

I'm a self-supporting student so I can't have that sort of high class thing.

That's because, you see, I've known he isn't that sort of person from a long time back.

This sort of thing, it's buying stuff that's fun. Whether you use it or not is secondary.

I wonder if that is the sort of thing you should do as a man.

I wish you'd quit that sort of super-league stupidity.

Well that's because in fiction that sort of fine detail gets skipped.

That sort of flattery will get you nowhere.

What sort of current affairs appear in the civil service examination?

I saw one, a mermaid, when I was a primary schooler. But it wasn't that sort of fairy-tale atmosphere of a story.

She's basically clumsy so ... I guess she looks up to that sort of thing.

She's pure bred blue-blood you see. Unfortunately that's no sort of put-on but her natural self.

He's good at this sort of thing.

"Is that some sort of uniform?" "Oh right, it's because I play field hockey."

With that sort of attitude you'll never get past the honourable-mention prizes.

Because, no matter if we have got lost, I'd hate to sleep outside this sort of place.

You just have to understand what sort of thing the suffix '-osity' is.

You need permission to put up that sort of poster, and, most of all, you're ruining the looks of the street!

In the cold season when you want to drink something hot I recommend this sort of thermos flask.

This sort of structure is called a double negative, but in effect it shows affirmation.

You're students - It's only now what you can do this sort of thing.

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