The phrase "a sort of emergency" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation that is urgent or requires immediate attention, but may not be a full-blown emergency.
Example: "We found ourselves in a sort of emergency when the car broke down in the middle of nowhere."
Alternatives: "a kind of crisis" or "a type of urgent situation".
The decision was made in favor of a Flexpen, a sort of emergency syringe filled with insulin or Glucagon.
It is a sort of emergency tool to rescue the economy in a moment of crisis," she said.
They could set aside some of the lump sum in a sort of emergency fund that they could draw on if borrowers weren't making tax payments.
One group of 10 companies, loosely organized by GVA Williams of New Jersey, has mounted a sort of emergency relief effort -- making office space available on a short-term basis at no cost to businesses displaced in Lower Manhattan.
A petition of concern could be used to veto a vote that didn't have the mutual approval of both communities – a sort of emergency brake for legislation.
Recently, he's also become a sort of emergency call centre for Syrian refugees trying to get to Northern Europe by means of the West Balkan route.
Depending on their family's acceptance, this can create a nightmare scenario of being turned out with nowhere to go and a government often more likely to deport than help with any sort of emergency services.
What makes this potential one stand out is that there's scant evidence there's any sort of emergency on the border, especially not one a wall would solve.
We know each other fairly well, we see and talk to each other often, but I know that you are incapable of being there in any sort of emergency or any need for that matter.
When you go on vacation or have any sort of emergency that takes you away from home, your parrot will have to be boarded somewhere.
The device costs $199.99 and comes with a sort of personal emergency concierge service that will help you while you're down.
