after a sort

Idioms  

1. see after a fashion.

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Example Sentences

But it is to another end; for there he promises exceeding and permanent joy after a sort, though it appear trouble.

From The Pulpit Of The Reformation, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. by Knox, John

Well, I mean that all these things are seeking after a sort of co-operation that's greater than our power even of imaginative realization; that's what I mean.

From Marriage by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

And sith John Howland is after a sort betrothed to the poor bemused child, I think it well to summon him, that he may advise with us as to the sequela of this folly.

From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin)

Endurance, industry, a negative purity, thrift, integrity—these can live, and do live, after a sort, on a plain and scanty diet, and these, as we know, abound in New England.

From Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays by Titcomb, Timothy

For the lad, because the Countess was shy, had become, after a sort, her protector.

From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Weyman, Stanley J.