The phrase "a sort of violence" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation or an action that involves physical force, intimidation, coercion, destruction, aggression, etc. Example sentence: After years of oppression, the people had reached their limit and unleashed a sort of violence to express their frustration.
Ms. Lee once said of her motive for art making, "What I feel is a sort of violence," a quotation that was repeated in the press far more than she would have liked.
Making sure that women can engage fully in politics as a profession — and are not prevented by law, war, or customs — does not guarantee you peace, except in the sense that the denial of those rights is itself a sort of violence.
I remember it as a sort of violence done to me, as full of terror as it was of delight.
Damian: I used to cut myself onstage and fuck myself up as a sort of violence lubricant.
Going by the moniker "Violent Hippie Leaf Art," Marshall says, "I feel I am taking a symbol of peace, and doing a sort of violence to it for the sake of art".
Going by the moniker "Violent Hipp(i e (Leaf) Art," Marshall says, "I feel I am taking a symbol of peace, and doing a sort of violence to it for the sake of art".
"Kumtor and Centerra do not condone any sort of violence or threats and/or harassment to groups or individuals.
"We'll do our best to avoid any sort of violence and tension, but people will be decisive in defending their victory".
"He was a very intelligent boy, very kind hearted, always liked to help people, never the sort of person who involved himself in any sort of violence - always the peacemaker," he said.
For prisoners, a hunger strike is a sort of nonviolent violence: an announcement of coming death.
That's a sort of parliamentary violence that isn't often used, but it's part of the tool kit available to the minority.
