Sentence examples for a sort of weapon from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a sort of weapon" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that functions similarly to a weapon but may not be a traditional or literal weapon.
Example: "The device was designed as a sort of weapon, intended to incapacitate rather than kill."
Alternatives: "a type of weapon" or "a kind of weapon".

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Yes, Charlie is a sort of weapon, but we have to assume that Charlie has a good relationship with Jay, and that down the line Charlie will become another member of the family, which is to say, a bad fit.

[Antyx.] In the centre was a projection called ὀμφάλος or μεσομφάλιον, umbo, which served as a sort of weapon by itself, or caused the missiles of the enemy to glance off from the shield.

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Julie Andrews rescued the movie with a sort of weapons-grade gladness, her performance turning on that rare ability to present risible material with absolute conviction.

So he unleashes Vegnagun basically a sort-of-sentient weapon of mass destruction.

Angry and vengeful, Shuyin wants to destroy the world and with it any fear of people dying unnecessarily in war (that's some good logic there, sport) and so he unleashes Vegnagun – basically a sort-of-sentient weapon of mass destruction.

So, in a rare bout of accord, both countries agreed that allowing any sort of weapon of mass destruction in space was just crazy talk, and they banned it.

Be extremely careful when handling any sort of weapon.

You might get in trouble for carrying any sort of weapon around.

García Luna thought of them as a sort of secret weapon of his own.

Brolin, sensing danger, has jimmied together a sort of rudimentary weapon made of wire and tape.

The latest tactic is to attack police posts in small towns, using cooking-gas cylinders stuffed with explosives a devastatingly inaccurate weapon.But it would take a different sort of weapon to swing the balance back in the FARC's favour.

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