Sentence examples for assumed a sort of from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "assumed a sort of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a situation where someone takes on a particular role, characteristic, or quality in a somewhat vague or informal manner.
Example: "After the meeting, she assumed a sort of leadership role among her peers, guiding the discussion and offering suggestions."
Alternatives: "took on a kind of" or "adopted a sort of".

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In my mind, anyway, it assumed a sort of monstrousness, as if it were a living thing, huge and unrecognizable.

The sniping has assumed a sort of plantation humor, with the athletes goaded into sniping at each other largely for the entertainment of the Big House.

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But here they assume a sort of fantastical stature.

For them, it seemed natural to assume a sort of shared victimization with the Mantheys.

Interestingly, cytosolic isoforms of eukaryotic organisms are closer to CS of E. coli, which can be assumed as a sort of alpha proteobacteria related to be the mitochondrial ancestor, whereas mitochondrial isoforms were isolated in a distinct clade.

Jack took to me from the first day of my appearance at the boarding house, and in two or three days he had assumed a rough sort of guardianship over me which was amusing, but useful.

Ewan McGregor does the same: a boring, misguided solemnity, and a plum-in-the-mouth English accent I can only assume is a sort of backdated Alec Guinness.

After his service as chief judge ended in 1992, he assumed senior status, a sort of semi-retirement.

Yet the fact that the US and Russia assumed in Munich a sort of joint ownership of the Syrian problem could turn out to be important.

Assuming a similar sort of overlap (kids today have no problem hanging out with parents and watching TV at the same time), they probably do all that in four hours flat.

The defense was also not unhappy when the judge who had been overseeing the case, John Edwards Conway, unexpectedly said he was assuming senior status, a sort of semiretirement, and recused himself from the case.

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