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• all-sorts
  all-sorts

  plural noun

  a mixture, esp a mixture of liquorice sweets
• all sorts
  all sorts

  see all kinds.

all-sorts

British  

plural noun

1. a mixture, esp a mixture of liquorice sweets

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all sorts Idioms  

1. see all kinds.

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Example Sentences

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all-sorts all sorts

Well, she was engaged to a man named Duncan: he was a widower with three or four children; he had the all-sorts shop down the village, only he moved last year.

From Uncle Max by Rosa Nouchette Carey

"Quite a bundle of all-sorts on the opposite counter there," I said to the woman, as I paid her for the candles.

From The Queen of Hearts by Wilkie Collins

We've got six or eight all-sorts, some awake and some asleep, but I suppose we shall have to let 'em go again.

From The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer

The Doctor, he fried up a dish of all-sorts in his happiest manner and took it around in a cheerful voice.

From Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters by Henry Wallace Phillips

He found the bar-room crowded, but not with the usual Regatta Night throng of all-sorts.

From News from the Duchy by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

"There were all sorts of rumours flying around, it was very upsetting," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

You can find these communities at all sorts of price points, with the average around $400,000 and monthly fees around $3,000 to $4,000.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

But companies pay for all sorts of services aimed at getting them fast information.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

Come 2028, the Democratic presidential campaign promises to be a banger, with all sorts of intrigue and subplots layered within a wide-open fight for the nomination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Five minutes later, all sorts of black town cars and SUVs are pulling over on the side of the road.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein