The phrase "a sort of thought" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a vague or general idea that is not fully formed or specific.
Example: "She had a sort of thought about how to improve the project, but it needed more clarity."
Alternatives: "a kind of idea" or "a type of notion".
I read the books and the plays as a sort of thought experiment: this is, after all, an alternative world, or set of worlds.
As a sort of thought experiment, let's imagine that the other most successful animal on this planet, ants, were suddenly magically endowed with the ability to build autonomous, self-replicating versions of themselves.
The seven-inch reader has always been kind of a niche device — a sort of thought experiment into what an ultra-premium devoted e-reader would look like, with 300 PPI resolution, double the storage (starting at 8GB), a waterproof body and built-in Audible.
This movie needed to be more of an experience, much like a sort of thought process.
If we leave aside Europe, Celtic's domestic dominance prompts a sort of thought experiment about being a sports fan that reveals an odd question which sits at the heart of it – how long can you enjoy watching your team win for?
Musk's idea is that our brains could integrate with an AI in ways that we wouldn't even notice: imagine a sort of thought-completion tool.
"We all sort of thought there would be a greater flow of deals," Ms. Ricks said.
COLE: Did you have a sort of philosophical thought that these apparently unspectacular objects could help tell some of the most painful stories of our time?
High above our heads, in a far corner of the gallery, hangs a tangle of black tubing, a sort of hysterical thought bubble.
The LikeALittle app, which eliminates real-life identity in favor of Interests, attempts to function as a sort of digital thought bubble.
To be fair, it should be pointed out that Musk often gets a pass as a sort of industrial thought leader on just about any topic, when in reality he's heavily invested in the future success of solar energy as chairman of Solar City and his company Tesla Motors is also involved in the creation of super-efficient batteries that can be used in tandem with home solar energy systems.
