OF SORTS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

of sorts

phrase

variants or of a sort

Definition of of sorts

as in rather

to some degree or extent Sure, they have clam chowder of sorts in Manhattan.

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Recent Examples of of sorts Something personal could be happening behind the scenes, perhaps even presenting you with a new perspective of sorts. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Browning wants to take advantage of their their different specialties in a rotation of sorts. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 That was a cool metaphor of wanting each one of them to shatter a glass ceiling of sorts. — Max Gao, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 As with her Remarkably Bright Creatures character Tova, whose spiky perfectionism is driven by pain, or even for Marcellus himself, whose frustration pushes him to persevere, Field has found her anger to be a tool of sorts. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for of sorts

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