Sentence examples for held a kind of from inspiring English sources

They held a kind of auction.

He said they captured 50 people and immediately held a kind of "field trial" for them.

Weekly World News held a kind of funhouse mirror up to much popular American belief.

A hot plate and a microwave on a bookshelf in the guest room held a kind of Gypsy's-life charm.

Perfection has always held a kind of promise, but this conception of it sounds less like a promise than a threat.

That memory came back two weeks ago, when about 18 of his classmates held a kind of class reunion at the Republican convention in Philadelphia.

It is struck only once, effectively holding a kind of mirror up to the whole work.

The shallow cup of the compact looked to be holding a kind of flesh dust, a spare skin.

When a Western scrub jay dies, researchers report, other jays may hold a kind of funeral — screeching over the body for as long as half an hour.

Mr. Kiwanuka's voice often holds a kind of cry, as if a hint of African intonation is breaking through the Anglo-American style.

Jeff Feld presents a copy of the photograph of Robert Rauschenberg on roller skates holding a kind of umbrella overhead, which many will remember from their college art history textbooks.