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The phrase "a sort of spasm" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden, involuntary contraction or movement, often in a metaphorical sense to indicate a brief, intense reaction or feeling.
Example: "When he heard the news, there was a sort of spasm of disbelief that crossed his face."
Alternatives: "a kind of twitch" or "a type of convulsion".
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Or maybe because it promised a sort of spasm that I was reluctant to undergo in public — even if I believed that such a thrill was possible.
When she raised her arm in greeting, the arm went too high, seemed to get caught for a moment in a sort of spasm or fixed posture — a hint, an echo, of the stereotypies she once had.
When she raised her arm in greeting, the arm went too high, seemed to get caught for a moment in a sort of spasm or fixed posture a hint, an echo, of the stereotypies she once had.
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A: Sort of.
Cramer says that attitudes have shifted and the answer these days is no and then he has some sort of spasm and all I can make out are the words "Occupy Wall Street" and "high-fives".
As the worst of the Sandy photos were debunked, Twitter was seized by a giddy spasm of relief and a sort of collective embarrassment.
Intelligent and sensitive, but unable to look after himself, he grew into "a sort of mad version of Christopher", filthy, racked by nervous spasms, a barely functional alcoholic.
"A sort of dream.
A sort of aspic.
A sort of monster.
"A sort of blank".
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