Sentence examples for a sort of upfront from inspiring English sources

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a sort of

The phrase "a sort of upfront" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey a sense of being direct or straightforward, but the construction is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The proposal was a sort of upfront discussion about the project's challenges."
Alternatives: "a kind of direct" or "a type of straightforward".

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"We've set out much greater detail than any other party – £15bn worth of savings – which are a sort of upfront downpayment to deal with this huge black hole that we have in our public finances," he said.

The Guardian

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A: Sort of.

Independent

They are quite upfront and forward, and there is a much greater merging, a sort of Americanization of the world.

The New York Times

My Kate Walsh interview drew no such sour carping, but as I left Trump's hotel, and the excitements of upfront, maybe a dozen hard-core fans standing stoically in heavy rain had been herded behind a sort of clothesline.

"A sort of blank".

A sort of aspic.

A sort of monster.

"A sort of dream.

(A sort of cognitive disonance).

The New York Times

A sort of adventure, maybe.

The New Yorker

A Sort of Insurance Policy.

Science Magazine

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