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The phrase "a sort of discreet" is not correct as it stands and may be confusing in written English.
It can be used when describing something that is somewhat discreet, but it needs to be part of a more complete thought or sentence.
Example: "She had a sort of discreet charm that made everyone feel at ease."
Alternatives: "a kind of subtle" or "a type of understated".
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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.
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.
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.
Also emotions, including those of the dying, should be controlled, in a sort of discreet way in exposing one's intimacy.
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A: Sort of.
Situated on the river Arno, a short drive upstream from Florence in classic Tuscan countryside, it offers the sort of discreet, understated excellence that many expensive hotels strive for but fail to achieve.
"A sort of blank".
"A sort of dream.
A sort of aspic.
A sort of monster.
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