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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost a sort of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that resembles or is similar to another thing, but not quite the same.
Example: "The painting is almost a sort of abstract representation of nature, blending colors and shapes in a unique way."
Alternatives: "nearly a type of" or "kind of like".
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"There's almost a sort of machismo dimension to concentration," he said.
Sometimes it's almost a sort of plaintive question: Are we a real country if we don't really have a cuisine?
Fleming became almost a sort of Dorian Grey figure, with Bond as the perfect, unblemished side of him.
Ms. O'Callahan said some people garden because it's a source of peace, almost a sort of therapy.
She promised to return.For some, the birth of a white bison (the proper name for the American buffalo) last month in Goshen, Connecticut, is almost a sort of second coming.
Or to quote Alecky Blythe, who collaborated on this National Theatre production with composer Adam Cork and the director Rufus Norris: "It is really about the community and how the community has pulled together fantastically, almost a sort of blitz spirit".
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The blueberry offering is also very good, almost like a sort-of-boozy sparkling grape juice.
Violence against women has become so normalised it almost constitutes a sort of 'femicide'".
They make all these different whiskeys so they can pull them all in, in a way that will perform well in a Japanese drink, which is almost always a sort of highball".
Foster's version of coming out seems almost anachronistic, a sort of misty-eyed valentine to the way things were.
The artistry of fall surrounding us coexisted with my fear, almost as a sort of beautifully choreographed dance with the devil.
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