sorta
sort of; somewhat: I'm sorta nervous about asking for a date.
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How to use sorta in a sentence
I’m the same guy I was then, but kinda, sorta not the same guy.
Pentagon burn survivors are thankful for life, though pain endures | Donna St. George | September 10, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s a needed reality check for a book that, despite its throwback vibe, benefits from some serendipitous timing, with so many people thinking about their “Big Picture” right now and launching into their sorta-post-pandemic lives.
Emily Oster says you should run your family like a business. Does that work in 2021 — or ever? | Vicky Hallett | July 30, 2021 | Washington PostTaken by “the magic in the chemistry between Gabe and Uzoma,” Decrem says he “sorta fell in love with the project right away because it was so specific.”
He’s Taking on the For-Profit Prison Telecommunications Industry | Barbara Fletcher | July 26, 2021 | OzyThe top four teams in the East sorta beat up on each other all season, so it still feels like a tossup.
Does The Road To The Stanley Cup Lead Through Florida … Again? | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | May 14, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightJoy Behar issued a kinda-sorta apology after repeatedly misgendering celebrity activist Caitlyn Jenner during Friday’s broadcast of The View, claiming she simply hadn’t slept enough.
Joy Behar Apologizes for Repeatedly Misgendering Caitlyn Jenner: ‘I Just Didn’t Get Enough Sleep’ | Justin Baragona | April 23, 2021 | The Daily Beast
Koenig proceeds to deliver her deeply conflicted, sorta-kinda support for Adnan.
Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End | Emily Shire | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn August 17, just a few weeks before the fall campaign iced off, he had to go on national TV to offer a mea kinda sorta culpa.
Oddly, an ad that threatens other people to stop drinking milk lest their kid end up like my kid just sorta rubs me the wrong way.
Twisted Anti-Vaxxer Parents Choose Fatal Diseases Over Autism | Elizabeth Picciuto | July 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd if the guy is not Prince Harry but someone who kinda-sorta looks like him, then what the hell is actually going on here?
You Really Don't Want to Watch Fox’s ‘I Wanna Marry “Harry”’ | Jason Lynch | May 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was injured—kinda, sorta, barely—and he brushed it aside.
Reporter Miles O’Brien Lost an Arm but None of His Admirable Spirit or Wit | Kevin Bleyer | March 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"Well, it is sorta personal and rather abrupt," agreed the midget in an appeasing tone.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyIf Archie got the express company's money—en hit sorta looks like he did—he was smart enough to 'duck out' with hit.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyEven though you ain't done nothin', make you feel sorta faint like inside!
Turns about Town | Robert Cortes HollidayThat means, the basic atoms of matter had been thrown out of kilter, sorta deranged.
Thy Rocks and Rills | Robert Ernest GilbertWaal, by hang, one does sorta ferget his sassiety manners, usin em so little.
The Bail Jumper | Robert J. C. Stead
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