The phrase "a sort of separate" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to describe something that is somewhat distinct or different, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The project has a sort of separate identity that sets it apart from others."
Alternatives: "a kind of distinct" or "a type of separate."
For many such couples, the answer has been a sort of separate but equal golfing arrangement.
word is being spoken again these days in a very different context, in connection with reports that President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, encouraged by Pakistan, wants to effect a reconciliation with the Taliban for the apparent purpose of reaching a sort of separate peace.
Crusties represent a sort of separate cultural ecosystem to everyone else.
They would have been perceived as a cool tonic by my mother, whose own religious conversion occurred at Townville Baptist Church when she was 14, but for whom literature and writing comprised a sort of separate peace, located somewhere beyond the pale of her faith.
That would be a sad irony; for the mohajirs would be opting for a sort-of separate state within the country they themselves created.
What he didn't talk about was how having all these companies separate, or sort-of separate, will improve operations and business directly.
As yet, they have accordingly rather less claim to be recognized as any sort of separate language.
What James Bryce wrote in "The American Commonwealth" in 1888 still holds true: "California, more than any other part of the Union, is a country by itself... it has grown up in its own way and acquired a sort of consciousness of separate existence".
"From there on, Queen Victoria became seen as a sort of patriot queen, separate from the British government, deified and invoked for her generosity and sympathy," he said.
From the Rangers' point of view, the Knicks operate in a sort of parallel universe, separated by something deeper than distance.
The wide, high-ceilinged stage contains a piano, some chairs, and a sort of runway that separates the actors from the audience; on the runway, we see a panel of lights.
