The phrase "a sort of halfway" is not standard in written English and may be confusing.
It could be used in contexts where you want to describe something that is partially complete or in between two states, but it lacks clarity.
Example: "The project is a sort of halfway point between the initial concept and the final design."
Alternatives: "a kind of middle ground" or "a sort of in-between".
A sort of halfway house lipstick combining the best of matte and satin is the way forward.
He decided on a county facility called Durham Center Access, a sort of halfway house/emergency room that helped indigents through substance-abuse and psychological crises.
Hellerstein sentenced him to three months, followed by three months in community detention, which Lederman described as "a sort of halfway house".
A few large chandeliers have survived from the 11th and 12th centuries, representing a sort of halfway stage between sculpture and functional objects.
In reality, Iran's backing for the homegrown Houthis seems to be modest, and their Zaidi strand of Islam is a sort of halfway house between Sunni and Shia.
And it shouldn't be viewed as a sort of halfway house that someone is lending you until you either rent privately or you buy your own house".
That might be because, for years, bisexuality has been maligned as homosexuality's no-good cousin-a sort of halfway house between straight respectability and full-blown gay-dom.
But Carrey plays Kaufman the same throughout, in good times and bad, with no growth and no progression, with the same blinking, moon-faced detachment, a sort of halfway-house between Kaufman's weird, deadpan live act and an assumed professional backstage reserve.
It paused, at a sort of Serbian halfway house, dislodging Mr. Milosevic, installing Mr. Kostunica as president of Yugoslavia, but leaving in place -- for now -- many of the regime's authorities, including General Pavkovic.
This will give you a crisper crust, one sort of halfway to the fried dough Pete Wells writes about this week.
