kind of

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

“While in Japan, I plan to do some sort of live BP, bullpen, some kind of simulation.”

From Los Angeles Times

“This is one case where individual people can kind of make a difference, even if that agency is misguided.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“He said it and he turned around real quick and kind of looked at us and we were all like, ‘Wait a minute.

From Los Angeles Times

“From Day 1 ... the Palisades fire kind of sucked the oxygen out of the room, and this became the secondary fire,” Dawson Beer said.

From Los Angeles Times

The Nvidia chip aims to provide PCs with the kind of efficiency and battery life typically associated with mobile devices, without sacrificing performance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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