sorta
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of sorta
A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of sort of in continuous rapid speech
Example Sentences
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“We were sorta hoping we’d get something on reselling their excess compute capacity but they didn’t have anything new there,” said Mark Mahaney, managing director at Evercore ISI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“It’s sorta semi-free to watch it on television,” the president added.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
We don’t know what else to say: It appears to be somewhat … sorta … kinda … over.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
Jar Jar was, of course, the duck-billed breakout star, sorta, of 1999’s “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
But something else about him sorta struck me as off.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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