Kind-of Sentence Examples

Jonathan said you were taking him to some kind of horse race tomorrow.

Alex doesn't want this kind of life.

It's kind of personal.

I kind of have your soul, don't I?

Maybe they knew what kind of bait to throw out.

Alex didn't like any kind of discord, which generally meant that she shouldn't contest anything he said or did.

What kind of job are you looking for?

Apparently Julia considered her to be some kind of competition.

He's kind of a spaz.

He was built from the same mold—large and muscular, the kind of man more fitted to military special forces or UFC prizefighting than financial planning.

They made her want to cry, for she couldn't imagine what kind of pain he'd been in after the helo crash.

For the first time, it crossed Carmen's mind that he was kind of cute.

He said Alex was the kind of man who would crawl into bed with a woman on the first date.

She glanced around for some kind of weapon as they walked, and soon came up with a walking stick.

You're the kind of woman he needs - someone who will stand up to him and yet understand his moods.

What kind of an evening did he have planned?

I figured that if Giddon was using a pseudonym, he would have to either do his banking with his own name or fill out some kind of paperwork to do business under another name.

I think it's kind of sweet, don't you?

I thought you girls had some kind of a house rule.

Like her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Marsh had the kind of marriage she would like to have some day – happy.

I thought about it, but now that we're here, it all seems kind of stupid.

It's kind of small, but the rent isn't too bad, and it'll be available by then.

Surely she couldn't be expected to commute that kind of distance on a regular basis.

Even at a distance it was obvious that the man was much taller and he rode with a proud kind of grace that her father never possessed.

Hopefully it would offer some kind of shelter from the threatening storm.

She kept a keen eye out for the same kind of weed and was surprised at how much they found.

They were served a kind of pancake that Bordeaux said was made from ground Mesquite beans.

I don't know what kind of wages you draw here, but I'd be willing to pay you a hundred a week plus room and board.

That sounds like your kind of logic - always thinking of the other person first.

What kind of snack could she whip up in fifteen minutes?

Once the floors had been waxed and the furniture polished, the house sparkled - in an empty kind of way.

I didn't mean to sound like some kind of authority on the subject.

What kind of comment was that to make about her brother?

Because Cade was so reclusive and entertained controversial ideas, he was a target for that kind of gossip.

It kind of leaves you in trouble either way, doesn't it?

Chauvinistic, no doubt, but it was kind of nice to be looked after.

As far as he knew, she made a habit of this kind of activity.

At one end of the field was a lean-to shelter with some kind of equipment stored under it.

She glanced up again and realized he was waiting for some kind of response.

What kind of future could she offer a child?

What kind of monster do you think I am?

Only it's a different kind of love; not the sex kind.

If what I'm seeing isn't some kind of joke, I'm at the end of the yellow brick road.

Yeah, I guess, as much as I know about having any kind of relationship.

God, Ben, you think I'm some kind of conniving bitch!

He never questioned if Julie knowledge presented any kind of threat.

It took me back to when we were kids, in Amherst and this knowing kind of trust and kinship we'd shared.

Howie is kind of tired and the old lady, his mother, isn't doing well.

Yeah. That's all Ronnie want's to discuss with people, like his wife's son is some kind of freak.

Garcia answered, "What kind of danger?"

She reached the door and undid the locks with trembling hands, wondering what kind of person kept five locks on his door.

Bianca was warm and sweet, the kind of woman who deserved better than he'd ever have to offer.

She didn't have his cold control; she was the kind of woman who would give herself freely in bed and hold no part of her back.

Bianca was the kind of woman who could heal his soul, if he had time to let her.

What kind of creature could do this?

Damian suspected what kind of hell Dusty had been through and was pleased to see his trusted friend looking good.

It didn't have the kind of bandages she suspected he'd need for his shoulder, so she turned several towels into thick bandages and added them to the pile.

What kind of creature would hurt a woman like this? her father asked.

I can track any animal, any kind of creature.

The drug wore off, leaving her in a dark fog, hot and sweating with a different kind of headache, the kind she got after taking a lot of Dr. Mallard's drugs.

The kind of creature that could do such things to other men left her no doubt he'd do the same to her if she didn't obey.

Dustin didn't look like the kind of man who would like anything, let alone presents.

What kind of a person was he when you met?

He was the kind of man she wouldn't think twice about running from, though the intelligence gleaming in his soulful brown eyes gave him away as something more.

His was not the kind of pain she could fix.

This was the kind of man whose depravity Darkyn preyed on.

I kind of like him, even if he scares me.

To tell the truth, I was kind of blitzed most of the time back then—booze, not the bad stuff—but now I'm all clean.

What kind of backward thinking is that?

Yeah, but he was kind of a jerk.

It was really kind of stupid.

Might it have just been some kind of a joke?

Boston was a tad rowdy back then and we were kind of young and frisky ourselves.

It's kind of spooky knowing that's a part of a human being.

I don't need that kind of grief.

The runners might encounter any kind of weather, including freezing temperatures, fog, rain, or snow.

She's too young to make that kind of decision!

But what Lydia suggested he was up to was the worst kind of criminal sexual harassment.

I was kind of scared they might shoot us or something, but nothing bad happened.

I was kind of embarrassed about the money not coming in the mail like I said.

No. It was like they came in it from the store but a different kind of package.

What kind of deal did she make with Darkyn to rewrite the mating laws of the time-before-time?

He listened, though, curious what kind of deal human-Deidre had made with the only goddess to ever outsmart the Dark One and Immortal Laws.

She crossed to the pantry again, suddenly curious about what kind of new, intense flavors awaited her in the assortment of boxes and cans.

He was able to tackle this kind of problem, unlike the strange tension between him and his mate.

They were the kind of fangs a man fantasized about, not too large to cause damage but sharp enough to offer an exquisite combination of pleasure and pain if she nipped him.

It was a new kind of sense, one he'd never experienced before.

That was kind of far out, even for Lori.

On the other hand, it was kind of nice, just you and me.

The dark eyes implored her, possibly searching for some kind of assurance that he wasn't going to die.

He was tall and kind of heavy set.

I'm kind of a plain Jane.

That's kind of like buying a baby.

What kind of deity added a smiley face to its messages?

What kind of deal had past-Deidre made that the Oracle didn't record?

She didn't want to know what kind of creatures they might be.

The kind of good friend I need to pay a special visit to?

What kind of children's book is this?

He was the kind of man who struck once - and it'd kill his target.

I think the compass tells you what kind of soul it is.

He had her kind of humor.

What kind of mother let her five-year-old son carry on with death like he was a favorite uncle?

You fell, and I tried to catch you, but then you kind of veered to one side and I grabbed your arm but then you --

It's kind of like… Ully looked around and stretched for the pen on the table.

Though she tried hard not to fear death, she wondered what kind of creature was capable of breaking through bars made of materials she'd never before seen and held in place with some sort of magic.

She wanted to see what the beast looked like, what kind of monster he'd be, yet knew if she saw him in full light, he was on his way to kill her.

What kind of human protector allowed one of his own men to turn her over to something like Sasha?

The geometric shapes changed as they circled her neck rather than stuck to a pattern; she assumed it was some kind of writing.

By the austere clothing and stern features, Katie assessed she was in some kind of religious convent.

That's kind of sad.

Their gazes locked, and she felt a different kind of warmth slide through her.

His penetrating gaze gave her a different kind of chill, one that made her blood quicken as well as her step.

There really couldn't be any kind of good demon, could there?

It was cold and large, not the kind of place she.d ever choose to live.

She continued to the small women.s boutique that stocked every kind of facial and body care product she.d ever heard of—and many she hadn.t.

He.s not the kind of demon you want to piss off.

Even at such a young age, Rhyn.s features were troubled and somber, as if he knew what kind of a life awaited him.

What kind of stupid question is that?

She hadn.t been certain about the kind of life she.d have with him, but she was certain she didn.t want a life without him.

At least there you know what kind of shit you.ll go through.

He radiated the kind of quiet power Gabriel did.

In all his years in Hell, he.d never known this kind of pain.

She couldn't help wondering if Evelyn really understood that going to his home country would mean she'd hear this kind of nonsense all the time.

Perplexed as to what kind of movers worked at such an hour, she roamed through the row house from top to bottom.

At first glance, Lishana did not seem the kind of mother-in-law that might cause Evelyn problems.

Ne'Rin was the kind of man who took orders, not the kind of man who valued strategy.

Someone else would have to do the thinking for him if he were to execute any kind of betrayal.

I wanted my nephew to see what kind of enemy he had.

I want to see what kind of planet produces women like you.

You're kind of upset about it.

I'm a flannel kind of guy.

Dean wondered if she might be on some kind of medication.

It's kind of complicated.

She lacks any kind of positive self-image.

The WCTU and Anti-Saloon League were active and the churches sure didn't like the kind of business going on in Ouray.

There was a biography on him from some local storage shed association that made him some kind of muck a muck a few years back.

In my mind, that speaks of organizing, not the kind of behavior Edith Shipton has demonstrated.

I wouldn't be giving out that kind of information now, would I?

Then she added, What kind of a mother lets her son do something stupid like climbing icicles at the age of twelve?

It's kind of spooky.

I guess there was death—but not scary death—only inevitable, the-time-has-come kind of passing.

He had never felt such shame and self-loathing.  He closed the door to his room, and leaning against it, thought, what kind of monster have I become?

He heard her sharp intake of breath and crooned, "I'm thinking we might have a different kind of fun together."

So, I think you can understand you really get to know a person in that kind of time, right?

Maybe she had some kind of contacts that blocked you.

This seems kind of thin.

What kind of perfume are you wearing, it's wonderful.

Elisabeth, what kind of car do you drive?

What kind of cheese did you use in the omelet?

He finally broke the silence, "So, are you some kind of wolf royalty?"

No, I'm okay, kind of talked out.

I don't know, it kind of feels like I would be moving in.

You have no idea what kind of magic it holds.

Elisabeth asked Sam, "What kind of higher purpose are you talking about?"

Every year, the full moon in January is the Wolf Moon and there is a three day festival that all werewolves attend… kind of our high holiday.

This feels kind of weird.

I hate to admit it, but I'm kind of bummed that you're leaving me on my birthday.

She thinks she is some kind of vicious animal.

That's kind of gross, isn't it?

The worst of it is, now he thinks he has some kind of claim staked on me.

Maybe that kind of love didn't exist.

Or maybe that kind of excitement existed only in newfound relationships.

So what kind of man are you looking for?

Just for the sake of conversation, what kind of man would appeal to you?

It was time to give Josh some kind of answer.

Carmen, I want to marry you in the worst way, but if you think I'm going to be the kind of man to stand back while my woman flirts with another man, you're sadly mistaken.

What kind of person did he think she was?

You're kind of tough on wildlife, aren't you?

Maybe the goats had some kind of control over commencement of labor.

What kind of girl do you think I am?

I'm kind of tied to Houston at the moment.

Now tell me what kind of class you're attending.

Of course, Josh was as good looking, if not better looking in a rugged kind of way.

We kind of strayed from the subject, didn't we?

You'd better be careful making that kind of remark.

I'm simply not ready to face that kind of commitment yet.

Frankly, I don't think either of us can stand up to this kind of pressure.

The only thing she could think of was some kind of disease.

Sometimes it's kind of hard to figure you out, though.

Lana shook her head, wondering what kind of man thought of chocolate at such a time.

I thought you domestic security types were supposed to be watching this kind of thing.

She wasn't the kind of woman who would ever belong in his world.

She wanted to think he'd done it to help her, but what kind of a monster could execute another in cold blood?

She was trained to assess, protect, repair, and sustain government systems through any kind of crisis.

He wasn't the kind of man to leave it lying somewhere.

What kind of man risked the person he was trying to protect?

Brady was a different kind of man.

She wasn't certain what kind of skills these people had that she didn't.

This is the kind of thing Lana could figure out.

What kind of father treats his daughter as a servant her entire life and lies to her about pretty much everything?

Gabriel cursed under his breath.  He had no way of knowing what kind of test a deity like Death could create, but it wasn't likely to be good.  While he had full faith in Rhyn, he also knew better than to trust the petite woman in white standing in his dream.

Lost in the food fantasy, she didn't see Gabriel disappear into the jungle.  Katie blinked and looked around, still uneasy with the snakelike branches that moved of their own volition overhead.  She didn't know what kind of creatures followed or what other critters would live in the Immortal jungle, but she wanted nothing to do with such a weird place.

She was in some kind of danger, which meant he was the worst guardian angel in the history of guardian angels.

If you loved her enough to destroy the world for her, then you know the pain Kris has been through twice.  Hell cannot hold a candle to that kind of pain.

Pain streaked through her, the kind of pain with no physical source.  Katie began to cry, unable to see an end to her ordeal that would mean she – or her baby – lived.  She hugged her stomach and sobbed for the loss of Rhyn, her own life, their child's.

If he can't deal with that kind of adversity, how could he deal with something greater, like protecting us little humans?

I guess that's the kind of thing you do when you're bored.

Death didn't come.  Darkness fell, and Rhyn waited.  He paced and stretched, imagining there would be some kind of a struggle.  At long last, he forced himself to admit she wasn't coming.  No one could've overlooked the blow he dealt her underworld.  The trees all around them had died off with a tear forming in the earth that led in the direction of the palace.

Katie's eyes watered, and she squeezed him harder.  The nightmares of the past few weeks seemed to fade away while she was in his arms.  She'd been too afraid to think about what kind of life they might possibly have, but she found herself wondering how it would feel to wake up and go to sleep with Rhyn beside her.

It was kind of a dumb thing for ol' Jeff to do, wasn't it?

What kind of car does he drive?

That's the kind of prick he is.

I was kind of hoping he did, after I heard.

Otherwise I'd always wonder what it looked like, what kind of place it was and I'd never know.

He's barefoot after he leaves his shoes on the beach and needs some kind of footwear so he might as well get bike shoes; after all, he's biking.

Sunday was a sleep-in-late kind of day, followed by a Phillies game on TV and a few naps in between mental re-hashes of the prior late-night con­versation with Cynthia Byrne.

Not the kind of day to slowly choke to death while you leave your customers waiting.

It was a shared-popcorn, arm-around-her-shoulder, old-fash­ioned-love-story-movie kind of evening, topped off by a kiss good­night—a real one, just one, maybe not passionate but on the lips and not a brother-sister smooch at all.

Where would he come up with that kind of dough to repay you?

I kind of hoped she might be with you," and then he added, a tad self-consciously, "she's been gone all night."

Fred asked, reaching for his glasses, "some kind of a race?"

I should know better, but I kind of fell in back there with your pace.

It kind of ticked me off—like I was an assignment he had to take care of, and our going out wasn't a social thing.

You're looking kind of fuzzy.

They saw people not for who they were or what they had, but for what kind of person they were.

In two weeks, they'd be relatives... kind of.

At twenty-five, that kind of thing wouldn't be an issue for most women.

It seems kind of silly for you to get up every morning and walk over there to clean his house and do his chores – then go back to your house.

Throwing back the covers, she slid off the window seat and headed for the door, using her fingers as a comb to put her hair in some kind of order.

There's nothing between us anymore but friendship and I don't want to ruin that with this kind of talk.

That seems kind of wasteful.

I do when I'm riding in this kind of country.

It wasn't the kind of information she wanted to hear at the moment either.

That's kind of childish, isn't it – for a woman my age?

His sultry gaze traveled over her face, probably searching for some kind of signal.

I'm kind of used to being frugal.

I guess it does look kind of silly.

As for the inheritance, obviously he had some kind of access to Katie's money or he couldn't have invested with it.

She was a homeless girl – kind of put me in mind of you.

Ride up the mountain in this kind of weather?

I don't want to set myself up for that kind of hurt.

The animals would have a kind of sanctuary here.

Honorable, even admirable, but what kind of a marriage would that be?

Surely their marriage could never survive this kind of abuse.

He stepped around her, smiling down at her in a fetching kind of way.

It was some kind of honor thing, I guess.

I was kind of thinking ... figuring some things ... about the ... ranch.

They aren't very good ... kind of basic.

It's kind of like when you wake up from a terrible nightmare, and then something happens to remind you of it.

What kind of life would it be, alone and lonely?

I guess I know how you felt — kind of.

Hers was the kind of beauty that made a man notice her in a crowd full of beauties, or a god spot her from others gathered in his orchard for a celebration of his twenty-seventh birthday.

She was wired with a different kind of energy after the sparring session, one that made her remember all too clearly how she'd felt under his body.

But she … she didn't want what came with that kind of happiness.

Considering what happened to you there, I don't know how you can look at it with any kind of fondness.

She couldn't let it stop her now, though this kind of fear was far different than that of losing her life or failure on a mission.

A new kind of fury rose within him.

That you could run around killing and threatening them without any kind of retribution?

He knew that kind of pain.

She closed her eyes, ready to die, when a different kind of warmth flowed through her.

His clothes were made for his body, the kind of clothing only the wealthiest could afford.

What kind of men did such to a woman of any clan, even an enemy clan?

Not the kind of fear one experienced when falling from a horse, but a soul-deep fear that wrapped around her core.

I cannot see what comes, but I know what kind of a man Taran is.

Rob wasn't the first man to make that kind of remark and he probably wouldn't be the last.

Even so, how did a person respond to that kind of praise?

That kind of praise was reserved for the less attractive, it seemed.

Now she was costing him time at the clinic, an ambulance bill and who knew what kind of medical bills?

Don't act like I'm some kind of control freak.

That's just the kind of thing your father would say.

If you gave me free rein I'd have every kind of animal there was.

What kind of cat did you want?

Polaris – that kind of rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?

It sounds kind of noble.

What kind of place is that?

What kind of questions was he asking?

Tall with dark hair... had a kind of sophisticated look about him.

The forest floor was rocky, with occasional yellow flowers and some kind of ground cover with tiny blue flowers.

Refreshed and clean, she made herself a sandwich of lunch meat and scratched her way through half of a novel before she gave up and went to the bathroom to search for some kind of ointment.

I should have warned you to wear some kind of repellent.

He sounded kind of like a snob to me.

I suppose he is... kind of.

I thought you were some kind of wild animal.

Not that it mattered, except that kind of talk would make it uncomfortable for Denton and Clarissa.

No, you wanted a take-charge kind of man.

After all, every married couple started out with some kind of problem.

It was not a warm smile, like Xander's mother gave him, but a kind of smile that left Xander scared, without knowing why.

It was the kind of finery she should be wearing, instead of being trapped in rags at the edge of the city.

Born to a wealthy merchant family, she'd been disowned when it became known what kind of deformed child she bore.

What kind of monster refuses to kill women?

I don't think hurting them is the right kind of motivation.

This was the kind of place one went for a sexual escape.

What kind of cat had red eyes?

Which meant – whatever her intentions were – she was a new kind of challenge, and Xander found himself intrigued.

It was bad enough that Jonny was threatening some kind of penalty.

The kind of body that was strong enough to hold and protect her from the freaky dream she'd stumbled into this week.

She hated that kind of insincerity, but if ever she wanted to deliver it, it was now.

What kind of psycho are you?

Drinking her blood was a different kind of experience.

A surrender from someone like this was the kind of challenge he needed.

Fortunately, he was good at reminding her what kind of …creature he actually was.

He's the kind of person you need to run from, if you ever meet anyone like him.

She winced, unable to fathom what kind of penalty she'd face tonight.

He's not the kind of person I want to piss off.

What kind of secret could you possibly have?

I'm not a one-night stand kind of girl.

One she kind of found herself liking for more reasons than he was the sexiest man she'd ever seen and his touch made her want to throw herself into his bed.

He was torn again between frustration and the kind of interest that came from trying to capture a ghost.

Maybe this kind of revenge really is better.

Certain difficulties that he met with in his speculations led him to the conclusion that the particles of any one kind of gas, though all of them alike, must differ from those of another gas both in size and weight.

It is evident that this is practicable if the number and kind of atoms contained in the molecule of a compound can be determined.

A kind of jam-cake, called a "Bakewell pudding," gives another sort of fame to the place.

The food of this species seems to consist of the seeds and buds of many sorts of trees, though the staple may very possibly be those of some kind of pine.

It is evident from the fact of thirteen inhabitants being allowed to hold the manor that the town had some kind of incorporation in the 17th century, although its incorporation charter was not granted until 1899, when it was created a municipal borough.

They have a kind of short kilt, stiff, made of black wool, with a band from back to front between the legs; under this they wear short linen trousers, which come a little below the knee, and black woollen leggings with boots.

What makes him memorable in English history is that he opposed the establishment of a special kind of political organization.

The name is also applied to a special kind of wall-paper, which has an appearance almost like cloth, or, in the more expensive kinds, of velvet.

In reason, as in revelation, man can only attain to the lower kind of knowledge; there is a higher kind which we may not hope to reach.

The excessive heat of the upper regions compels him to descend, and he next visits the bottom of the sea in a kind of diving-bell.

The footless larvae are elongate, worm-like and very active; they feed upon almost any kind of waste animal matter, and when full-grown form a silken cocoon.

Owing to the proximity of the capital this group is comparatively subject to the Turkish power, and pays a small annual tribute; the chiefs, who assess and collect the tribute, form a kind of administrative council; the confederation has also an official representative council at Scutari, called the Jibal, under the presidency of a Serkarde or Moslem official.

As the deed was not destroyed, but is in existence now, it is to be presumed that the terms of it were, riot fulfilled; but the fact that such a contract should have been drawn up by Napier himself affords a singular illustration of the state of society and the kind of events in the midst of which logarithms had their birth.

But Presbyterianism was associated in the 2nd century with a kind of episcopacy.

No kind of information is excluded, but the fullest details refer to the bishopric of Merseburg and to the wars against the Wends and the Poles.

The heads are surrounded with a kind of head-dress or halo and one wears a necklace.

They never, in any situation, cultivated the soil for any kind of food-crop. They never reared any kind of cattle, or kept any domesticated animal except the dog, which probably came over with them in their canoes.

The Turkestan Committee elects a small council, forming a kind of cabinet and having control of the different branches of the administration.

The astringent principle is a peculiar kind of tannic acid, called by chemists quercitannic, which, yielding more stable compounds with gelatine than other forms, gives oak bark its high value to the tanner.

A peculiar kind of sugar called quercite exists in all acorns.