Sentence examples for used a sort of from inspiring English sources

"They used this in Dutch painting — the Spanish and the Italians used a sort of rusty brown.

He usually used a sort of fast walk from the bullpen, feigning a running motion by intentionally bouncing his shoulders.

The letters also reveal the private language the two men used, a sort of sibilant Pig Latin based on adding extra letters to words.

The timekeeper used a sort of miniature traffic signal and a stopwatch to measure the length of each speech, and give a visual warning when time was running out.

But there's a third way the term has come to be used — a sort of "alternative Ferguson Effect": After high-profile incidents of alleged police brutality, people in marginalized communities are less likely to call, provide tips to and cooperate with the police.

For the garden scene of a 1913 production of "Don Giovanni" in Boston, shown here in a watercolor, Urban used a sort of miniproscenium of Moorish arches to highlight the manicured garden, with a backdrop of sky in a shade of deep electric blue so favored by the designer that it eventually became known as "Urban blue".

I created a workout for all of us to use, a sort of litmus test to prepare ourselves as well as gauge our progress during training.

"They still use a sort of yo-yo system to punch holes.

Or would you use a sort of different lever to try to get that to go up?

He uses a sort of spatial or tactile giftedness that is beyond what any sighted person is likely to have.

Meyerists use a sort of biofeedback machine that is similar to e-meters and undergo a process where they talk about their transgressions that sounds similar to auditing.