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

While it would represent an achievement of sorts for Amorim, it is a massive step down from Sir Alex Ferguson's time, when United never finished lower than third following his first title in 1993.

From BBC

It hasn’t stopped the guessing–could it be Kalen DeBoer at Alabama, Jedd Fisch at Washington, even Curt Cignetti at new Big Ten kingpin Indiana–but the speculation feels out of sorts, premature, when the newly-fired coach is just emerging from custody.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is a maquette of sorts for a late, unrealized project of Michelangelesque reach: “Chillida planned to hollow out a massive space within the Tindaya Mountain, which would be connected by vertical chutes that would bring light into the cavern and offer views from its deep interior into the world beyond,” writes Ms. Jans.

From The Wall Street Journal

One tier is a private club of sorts, where a privileged group can obtain shares of companies still in their early growth stages.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s the magic promise, a concierge of sorts that just seems to know what you want.

From The Wall Street Journal