of sorts

Idioms  

1. Also, of a sort. Of a kind, especially a mediocre or somewhat different kind. For example, He was wearing a jacket of sorts but no tie, or They established a constitutional government of a sort. [c. 1900]

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Example Sentences

This was basically the argument made by Jamie Siminoff, the founder and head inventor of Ring, as he went on an apology tour of sorts to try and mitigate the post-Super Bowl damage.

From Salon

But Shiffrin has been out of sorts and now heads into the slalom at real risk of leaving northern Italy with a repeat of her Beijing Olympics disaster four years ago.

From Barron's

The new marketplaces are expected to advance a nascent business from technology companies including Tollbit and Cloudflare, which have helped publishers block AI bots from using their content without permission—and charge a toll of sorts to serve as gatekeepers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ed, one of the sons of the family -- played by Turner -- serves as a narrator of sorts and sums up the rest of his family as "lazy, mediocre, vapid egotists".

From Barron's

Chipotle is saying it’s looking at one lower-cost option of sorts in the future: a “happier hour” deal that would drive traffic during off-peak times.

From MarketWatch