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The phrase "a certain sort of entity" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific type or category of something without being overly specific.
Example: "In the realm of philosophy, we often discuss a certain sort of entity that exists beyond our physical understanding."
Alternatives: "a particular type of entity" or "a specific kind of entity".
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Most philosophers of language these days think that the meaning of an expression is a certain sort of entity, and that the job of semantics is to pair expressions with the entities which are their meanings.
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The issue for him is a rather more modest one: he already believes in certain entities, which he finds, happily enough, will do a certain sort of theoretical work for him; given the work in question, he finds it appropriate to call these entities "properties" and "relations".
You know, there is a certain sort of sincerity that is opposed to a certain sort of fun.
This outward lie makes a certain sort of truth possible.
Every presidential candidate tells a certain sort of story.
If you attend a certain sort of conference, hang out at a certain sort of coffee shop or visit a certain sort of university, you've probably run into some of these wonderful young people who are doing good.
Such weirdness makes North Korea, a basket-case state, a must for a certain sort of backpacker.
There's a bunch of words a certain sort of woman likes that are like LUXE.
It's just a way of bringing in a certain sort of client".
For a certain sort of Tory traditionalist, this was an egregious betrayal.
So maybe one can't reach that far without having a certain sort of insanity.
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