The phrase "a sort of loss" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a feeling or experience that is not a complete or clear loss, but rather a partial or ambiguous one.
Example: "After the project was canceled, I felt a sort of loss, as if something important had slipped away."
Alternatives: "a kind of loss" or "a type of loss".
A sort of loss of expectation.
This puts physicians under pressure to produce more research and to see more patients per hour, leaving teaching as a sort of loss leader.
It continues the company's trend of bringing low-cost products to market as a sort of loss leader/reference design to nudge third parties into developing their own hardware.
I enjoyed giving and they enjoyed taking, but there was always a sort of loss of balance in that.
One licensor who preferred to remain anonymous told me that some programme-makers were actually giving their shows away – a sort of loss-leader.
Because that's what I talk about in my book as well, I experienced love, loss and hope, because I believe that after you experience any sort of loss the most important thing to have is hope.
Some journalism can function as a sort of a loss leader for a conference business, or another associated product, like books or package tours.
For many of these places, the space program was more of a hindrance than a boost to the bottom line, a sort of prestigious loss leader to attract cutting-edge talent.
There is a sort of narrative of loss in the unionist community, a sense that it has lost from the peace process.
What's missing from the retirement discussion is a different sort of loss, one that's more psychological than physical or financial.
"It's just tragic really to see the blast furnace standing over the town as a sort of sorry symbol of loss and decline and the sooner we can move to do something on that site to bring jobs and investment and hope the better.
