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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a specific sort of person" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a particular type of individual with distinct characteristics or traits.
Example: "In our community, we often find a specific sort of person who is passionate about environmental conservation."
Alternatives: "a particular kind of individual" or "a distinct type of person."
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The jeering, the staged questions and turbo willy-waving on both sides is yet another thing in Westminster that simply "is what it is", has always been thus and shall never change as it suits a specific sort of person (male, aged 55, white, potato-shaped, verbose).
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Historically, the position has mostly been reserved for a very specific sort of person: white, Christian, preferably blue-collar.
But there's a specific sort of ultra-confessional essay, written by a person you've never heard of and published online, that flourished until recently and now hardly registers.
Just this week, The Atlantic published a first-person cover story by Alex Tizon, with the provocative headline "My Family's Slave". But there's a specific sort of ultra-confessional essay, written by a person you've never heard of and published online, that flourished until recently and now hardly registers.
Often, the allergen is in a specific sort of food.
He is a partner -- of a specific sort.
"I am a 'doing' sort of person.
Hannah was not a 'yes' sort of person.
King Rupert, even at 83, is not a "co" sort of person.
It takes a special sort of person; you have to be willing to take risks".
I am a complacent sort of person, one who takes things as they come.
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