The phrase "a sort of memory" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that resembles or is similar to a memory, but may not be a traditional or clear-cut memory.
Example: "After the incident, I had a sort of memory of the events, though it felt hazy and unclear."
Alternatives: "a kind of recollection" or "a type of remembrance."
That is, the turtle has a sort of memory of past events.
Platform sleeping on the Tempur mattress - a sort of memory foam - seems to suit me.
Lodged inside BB-8, on a sort of memory stick, is a segment of galactic map, which, when added to the rest of the jigsaw, will show — either to reverential followers, or to vengeful foes — where Skywalker is.
Those who are obsessed by this blurred memory of truths they have never known are the men who are gifted... Talent is like a sort of memory which will enable them finally to bring this indistinct music closer to them, to hear it clearly, to note it down... .. Talent, Proust says.
In fact, this is only the latest in a suite of free tools that Zurb has released over the years — we've previously written about apps like Reel (which lets you get instant feedback on presentations), and Clue, which lets you give users a sort of memory test on what they remember after viewing your site.
The objective was to investigate if a sort of "memory effect" of the stimulus during the repeated parabolas could cause a different response during the time of the flight (higher/lower, anticipated/retarded).
Wineland suggests that a string of ions confined in a single trap might function as a sort of quantum memory, and each additional qubit would expand storage capacity exponentially.
In "Loves Me Like a Rock," "Proof" and other numbers Mr. Simon's upper body undulated unconsciously, suggesting a sort of kinesthetic memory at work.
For her project, Soleimany used the computer science paradigm of a state machine to engineer cells to recognize and respond to distinct sequences of chemical inputs — a sort of genetic memory.
Moreover, Mr. Hubay was a sort of institutional memory for the company, where he worked his entire adult life, including for years as a consultant after his formal retirement.
