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Worthington was not the type to sit on the fence, not even when under interrogation from the big boss.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Performances by McConaughey and Ferrera are also impressive, but not the type that Oscar typically recognizes from films like this.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
But even on a rare day off, Mirren — one of three children raised in a working-class London family by Kathleen, a stay-at-home mother, and Basil, a Russian immigrant who worked as a taxi driver and civil servant — is not the type to lounge around.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
That’s not the type of business the Suns brass could afford to do, especially after trading one future Hall-of-Famer in Durant without getting a ton of value for him.
—Shane Young, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Performances by McConaughey and Ferrera are also impressive, but not the type that Oscar typically recognizes from films like this.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
But even on a rare day off, Mirren — one of three children raised in a working-class London family by Kathleen, a stay-at-home mother, and Basil, a Russian immigrant who worked as a taxi driver and civil servant — is not the type to lounge around.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
That’s not the type of business the Suns brass could afford to do, especially after trading one future Hall-of-Famer in Durant without getting a ton of value for him.
—Shane Young, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for not the type
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“Not the type.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20the%20type. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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