kind of

Idioms and Phrases

Also, sort of . Rather, somewhat, as in I'm kind of hungry , or The bird looked sort of like a sparrow . [ Colloquial ; c. 1800] This usage should not be confused with a kind of or a sort of , which are much older and refer to a borderline member of a given category (as in a kind of a shelter or a sort of a bluish color ). Shakespeare had this usage in Two Gentlemen of Verona (3:1): “My master is a kind of a knave.” Also see of a kind .

Example Sentences

I think the doublets, the kind-of jacket things that we were wearing, were especially cool.

From The Daily Beast

A bizarre, kind-of-spellbinding video Bynes posted on her account yesterday is just the tip of the iceberg.

From The Daily Beast

Because they were thankful for his passion—his happy, eccentric, crazy-in-a-Breslov-kind-of-way style.

From The Daily Beast

Her kind-of-hula-dancing/kind-of-casting-a-spell hand choreography?

From The Daily Beast

No matter the miles, it remains the same sweet, awkward, love-your-kid-but-kind-of-want-to-kill-her trip it has always been.

From The Daily Beast

Her story was well enough, but it hadn't much sand in it; kind of-well, academic, you know.

From Project Gutenberg

The intensity of his face, which in all moods looked somehow kind-of-sorrowful to her, made Kern quite unhappy.

From Project Gutenberg

And then there is not an existent set of any-kind-of-politics I could agree with if I tried—I, who am a sort of fossil republican!

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There is nothing to compare with the perfect free-and-easy, devil-may-care-kind-of-a-take-yourself way that every one has there.

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Related Words

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