Sentence examples for a sort of axis from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a sort of axis" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that serves as a central point or line around which other elements revolve or are organized.
Example: "In the discussion of the solar system, the sun acts as a sort of axis around which all the planets orbit."
Alternatives: "a kind of center" or "a type of pivot".

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Mr. Danou had no way of knowing that in the meantime the Cheese Makers Association, the Farm Bureau Federation and the Dairy Business Association, a sort of "Axis of Ag," had sold their anti-raw case to Governor Doyle, blending their self-interest with warnings over diphtheria-, salmonellosis- and strep-bearing unpasteurized milk.

The New York Times

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A: Sort of.

Independent

"And from a worldwide marketing perspective," Chris Morgan concluded, "the two sides that are fighting are sort of Axis and Allies, but it's not specified who the Axis are, so any country with a movie theatre can be on the side of the Allies".

The New Yorker

An important component of this theory indicates the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis as the primary regulator, a sort of pacemaker signaling the onset and termination of each stage of life.

Clinical interventions in aging

Some groups have used the plane of division in relation to the animal vegetal axis of the embryo as a sort of guideline to distinguish and characterize blastomeres according to their cleavage plane.

"A sort of blank".

"A sort of dream.

A sort of aspic.

A sort of monster.

(A sort of cognitive disonance).

The New York Times

A sort of adventure, maybe.

The New Yorker

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