after a sort
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This summer, after a “sort of failed romance,” she decided to apply for Date Lab, which she has read on and off for years.
From Washington Post
This came home to me in the next few days with even greater force, after a sort of book-slide occurred in my study, and Alan Clark's diaries once again more or less fell on to my desk.
From BBC
The actual rabbit arrived early in the trick’s creation — “second week,” Mr. Jillette said — after a sort of audition.
From New York Times
There are 13 other undefeated teams in major college football after a sort'em out weekend in which seven teams took their first loss.
From Seattle Times
For the lad, because the Countess was shy, had become, after a sort, her protector.
From Project Gutenberg
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