The phrase "a sort of generic" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that is somewhat typical or lacking in specificity.
Example: "The movie was a sort of generic action film, following the same predictable plot as many others."
Alternatives: "somewhat typical" or "kind of standard".
But while his knack for tight pacing is still in evidence, the specificity that bolstered plays like "The Blowin of Baile Gall" has given way to a sort of generic shorthand for working-class America.
His real evolution, however, is more significant: By the book's end he has grown from a sort of generic Everyman — a faceless representative of the indignities a citizen in North Korea might be subject to — into a full-fledged individual for whom the reader roots and grieves.
This is especially true in Jaeggy's stories, where social position, citizenship, and class confer on everyone a sort of generic character: foreigners en route to visit Auschwitz are laughing and "arrogant with everyone," but, as they approach their destination, "they instantly put on an air of decorum . . . an ostentation of grief".
Unlike the iPhone releases (a Search app, and a sort of generic notepad meant for copying-and-pasting transcribed text to other apps), the focus here is e-mail.
The magnesium alloy body has a sort of generic look to it, but I'm glad to see there's a grip bump on the right and a secondary shutter release on the front.
The art is a sort of generic style that's not uncommon in amateur comics.
Given how dang good lookin' the last few Samsung flagship devices have been, I get the feeling that the sort-of-generic handset render up above doesn't quite capture what this thing will look like in the end.
But while the regular instant had a sort of all-purpose generic coffee flavor, Sudden's clearly tasted like a lighter roast, with the expected notes that come along with that, and there was less of the feeling that something bitter was being covered up by something sweet.
Once the government caught on, they tried to curb recreational use by making amyl nitrite prescription only, but this just created a thriving market for all sorts of generic nitrites like isobutyl or cyclohexyl which have the same effect when popped.
The Na'vi, the tribe with whom Sully fetches up, are a sort of grab-bag of generic tribal characteristics – a little bit African, a little bit Amerindian, the equivalent of one of those worldbeat restaurants that serve up teriyaki tortilla and the like.
