Sentence examples for a discreet sort of from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a discreet sort of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is subtle or not easily noticeable, often in a context where discretion is valued.
Example: "She had a discreet sort of charm that made her stand out without drawing too much attention."
Alternatives: "a subtle kind of" or "a reserved type of".

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"I'm the best auctioneer in the world, but no one knows it because I'm a discreet sort of man.

First sentence: "I'm the best auctioneer in the world, but no one knows it because I'm a discreet sort of man".

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The café got busier and people looked at her, although in a discreet, New York sort of way.

A: Yes, sort of.

Even if they are shared equally, the first wife will have had a head-start on the others and, life being what it is, she may retain a dominant position.Much of the world has given up open polygamy, of course (though the discreet sort remains common everywhere).

A: Sort of.

Its large open fireplace remains full of plants and flowers and is dotted with a few of the artist's sculptures in a sort of discreet but ongoing tribute.

We stopped by the Parc de la Turlure, a series of discreet spaces that form a sort of garden-apartment — a living room of grass, a corridor with a tilleul (linden) arcade, a "bedroom" that seems to belong to oiled women in bikinis and another for boules-playing.

I think you can do it in a sort of discreet way, I think Claridges were a little bit clumsy in the way that they wade in.

Gen. Tommy Franks of the United States Central Command would take a job that the Pentagon never wanted to exist, acting as a sort of discreet and colorless MacArthur.

Rather then trying to pull all of the moisture out, I chose to go the opposite route and stir it up with some nasal spray, for a sort of discreet, rich-lady-whose-family-doesn't-know-what's-up vibe.

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