of a kind
Idioms-
Of some sort, but not a typical or perfect specimen. For example, They have a backyard of a kind, but it's tiny . This usage was first recorded in 1895. For a synonym, see of sorts .
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one of a kind . A unique instance, as in There are no others like it; this hybrid daylily is one of a kind , or She's extremely generous, one of a kind . Also see two of a kind .
Example Sentences
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While there are some fully off-grid dwellers, ranging from high-end desert oases and North Coast communes to the famous counterculture settlement of Imperial County’s “Slab City,” an off-grid suburb is one of a kind.
From Los Angeles Times
“I give this administration very poor marks on North Korea,” he said, accusing the White House of a “kind of strategic neglect” of the issue when it should be pushing for “proactive diplomacy with Beijing to try and see if we can’t restart some meaningful negotiations” with Pyongyang.
From Washington Times
Through European economic outreach of a kind the United States is not prepared to offer, Mr. Macron may have some leverage in persuading China to take a more constructive diplomatic role in Ukraine.
From New York Times
She told me that the real wilderness of the show is “female interiority, female experience, female transformation and the presence of a kind of unchangeable chaos in women,” a delicious phrase.
From New York Times
“He’s kind of a one of a kind,” Purdue guard David Jenkins Jr. said.
From Seattle Times
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