The phrase "a sort of sure" is not standard in written English and may be considered awkward or unclear.
It could be used in informal contexts to express a vague or uncertain agreement or affirmation.
Example: "When asked if he was ready for the presentation, he replied, 'I'm a sort of sure, but I still need to review my notes.'"
Alternatives: "kind of sure" or "somewhat certain".
A sort of, "I sure hope my 'friends' like me, I really really do!" That's basically a manifestation of the link between lack of self-esteem and narcissism, the constant need to tell people that you're awesome.
"He was Mr. Fixit, the guy who could produce a record," but also "a sort of headmaster who made sure everything was kept very to the point, short and snappy".
"I'd like to have a sort of checklist to be sure that best practices are being followed," he said.
Prairie dogs will do a sort of "greeting" to make sure of whether another prairie dog is friend or enemy.
If this argument should be sound, it would seem to follow that, no matter how tenaciously some sinners might pursue a life apart from God and resist his loving purpose for their lives, God would have, as a sort of last resort, a sure-fire way to shatter the illusions that make their rebellion possible in the first place.
None the less, his book is very readable indeed and the television series for which it is a sort of trailer, will, I am sure, be even better.
I would be introduced to someone and I could see horror flit across his face before he rearranged it into a sort of smile … I am sure they thought I was sleeping with the head of department.
This little act of generosity (probably costing MS somewhere around $2-4 2-4 millionpendependingonts) also serves as a sort of beta program, I'm sure — if they plan on rolling this thing out in one piecostsesting alsocale iservesemely importast.
There's a sort of truth to these assertions, sure, but they tend to feel like placeholder sentences, something that a pundit or a reporter ended up including because they felt like the paragraph had to be a certain length.
There are certain rock elements, to be sure, and a sort of blues, and something about it related to ancient hill ballads, but nothing you could put your finger on.
