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How to use kinda in a sentence

40 example sentences · adverb, interjection, noun

Kinda means kind of; somewhat. Example: “I kinda hafta do this right now.”

Examples of kinda by meaning

adverbKind of; somewhat.

  • I kinda hafta do this right now.
  • That’s kinda funny.
  • But when I spoke about it he just smiled and shook his head, and started whistling to himself kinda soft.1912 October 12, Courtney Ryley Cooper, “Somewhere Safe to Sea”, in Collier’s, volume 50, Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, page 18

interjectionYes in some respects but no in other respects.

  • "Are you afraid of a little bit of rain?" "Kinda, yeah."

More sentences with kinda

  • They're mainly a hard rock band, but their new album sounds kinda country to me.From the entry country
  • Bro, you good? You've been lookin' kinda out of it lately.From the entry bro
  • I'm sorry, but I don't feel equipped to answer that kinda question yet.From the entry equip
  • I don't know if I want to trust her: she looks kinda cracky.From the entry cracky
  • Today's kinda hot and humid, but at least the heat wave is over and there's a breeze: I'll take it.From the entry take it
  • It's kinda killed comedy a little bit, hannit?From the entry hannit
  • Jenny is a way-out kinda gal.From the entry way-out
  • I love my cat, but I think he kinda doesn't care much about me one way or the other, as long as I make with the food.From the entry make with
  • My first WoL was a kinda self-insert, and I just loved everything about it.2026 June 6, tioko, Reddit. From the entry WOL
  • Why does everyone draw Aaron like a twink, or really just kinda a male shojo character??2025 April 27, YoniLaika, “The twinkification of character designs”, in Reddit, r/aphmaufandom, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2026. From the entry twinkification
  • I just kinda think being dead without actually killing myself would be easier and way less exhausting.”2023 December 2, Tim Graham, “American Psychological Association Announces “Feeling Like Dying But Not Really Suicidal” New Baseline For…. From the entry actively
  • This is so relatable, but also kinda good for me sometimes?2023 September 25, Not-Jesus666, “Archived copy”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2024. From the entry girlmode
  • Every other post to this subreddit is literally that, and it's getting kinda regarded.2022 November 27, u/UniqueCod69, “Go find the MG2 Discord elsewhere.”, in Reddit, r/mapleservers. From the entry regarded
  • He started as a kinda cringy Marvel self insert and has evolved into a full Marvelsona!2022 January 23, @Dill_the_Geek, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 08 May 2026. From the entry Marvelsona
  • They look fun and I kinda want to try one someday.2021 August 27, u/Justsomedinosaur_, “What happened to fur piles at furry conventions? I haven't seen anything about them in a while.”, in…. From the entry furpile
  • I was kinda cheesed when everything started to shut down, like studios and video productions.2020 July 30, KILLY, quotee, “Toronto-hailed Rap Maverick On His New Track With Y2K "OH NO"”, in Wonderland, London: Visual Talent Ltd…. From the entry cheesed
  • “You’re a New Yorker, you kinda thug it out,” he said.2020 March 12, Sam Schube, “‘You Kinda Thug It Out’: The Supreme Line in the Age of Coronavirus”, in GQ, archived from the original on 26…. From the entry thug it out
  • That kinda felt like a big screw you from you to me.”2017, Nina Levine, Hyde's Absolution. From the entry screw you
  • You're well known around here—kinda famous, at least here in Toontown.2015, Wes Funk, “Rocket of the Starship”, in Frostbite: A Novel, [Regina, Sask.]: Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing, published May 2017…. From the entry ToonTown
  • After a lifetime of being sweet as pie, once Grandpa died, she got kinda ornery.2013 January 20, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight (motion picture), spoken by Jesse (Ethan Hawke), New York…. From the entry ornery
  • It took me years to kinda deal with, Is this a real city?2012, Stuart Hallerman, quoted in Mark Yarm, Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge, Crown, page 59. From the entry whitewashed
  • "You see, Sharpay had a big wooly hairdoo, kinda like a head of dreadlocks that had exploded."2012, Greg Akers, A Boy Named Nod from the Land of Norman: Book One:The Fog at Shiloh Creek. From the entry hairdoo
  • “I followed him once, kinda crept him out — but he said it happens all the time.2012 February 10, Julie Folk, “Father-son duo share love for cars: Family works on projects together”, in Leader-Post, Regina, Sask., page…. From the entry crept out
  • I also find it interesting from a psychosociophilosophical point of view but that's kinda it.2011 August 25, Valentin B, “Pick-up Artists / the Seduction Community”, in Metal Storm. From the entry psychosociophilosophical
  • What's crappenin', fellas?” “Hey, Schmitty, running kinda late there, huh?” “Am I?2010 November 4, David Hornsby, “The Gang Gets a New Member” (14:38 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 6…. From the entry what's crappenin'
  • Tampa and Orlando kinda suck all the oxygen out of the air here.2008 April 22, Jim Vandewalker, “Clansdell and Jim V.”, in alt.religion.kibology (Usenet), retrieved 19 Jul 2022. From the entry Mouse Kingdom
  • Default text-based hyperlinks look kinda boring: blue and underlined — whoopy-doo.2006, Geoff Blake, Ten Ton Dreamweaver, →ISBN, page 249. From the entry whoopy-doo
  • It does seem to have this cardboard-boxy kinda sound to it.2003 August 25, mine12u, “Oktava 319 mod?”, in rec.audio.pro (Usenet). From the entry cardboard-boxy
  • Unfortunately, the most widespread confusing move is kinda useless against the Curselax.2001 June 29, Talen, “Anti-Curselax Measure”, in alt.games.nintendo.pokemon (Usenet). From the entry Curselax
  • The overworld map is kinda confusing to walk through, i had know idea where i was going.1999 April 26, BuffGuy, “Shadow Madness Demo thoughts”, in rec.games.video.sony (Usenet). From the entry overworld map
  • Any guy who would take a job where you gotta puke first is my kinda guy.1997, George Carlin, “SPORTS ROUNDUP”, in Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, page 56. From the entry macho
  • Generally happens only once per career (kinda like a mercy flush over a pressurized sanitary tank).1995 October 18, Doug Huffman, “Seawater in submarines”, in sci.military.naval (Usenet). From the entry mercy flush
  • Some kinda way, he talked Aunt Fanny into running off with him that night.1994, Ivan Webster, The Cares of the Day, University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 28. From the entry lowdown
  • Do a few gigs; nothing serious, just enjoy it, see what happens, kinda thing.1993, “The Ballad Of Climie Fisher”, in Trouble Over Bridgwater, performed by Half Man Half Biscuit. From the entry out-of-the-way
  • Manny don't sell one kinda pizza, or two kindsa pizzas, or ten kindsa pizzas.1993, Kent Harrington, A Brother to Dragons, page 151. From the entry kindsa
  • (She follows the dog with her eyes.) Looked kinda peakèd to me.1931, Thornton Wilder, “The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden”, in The Long Christmas Dinner & Other Plays in One Act, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry peakèd

Meaning of kinda

  1. adverb Kind of; somewhat.
  2. interjection Yes in some respects but no in other respects.
  3. noun A subspecies of baboon, Papio cynocephalus kindae, primarily found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly western Tanzania.

Full definition of kinda

Questions about kinda in a sentence

How do you use kinda in a sentence?
Kinda is used as an adverb, interjection and noun. For example: “I kinda hafta do this right now.”
What is a short sentence with kinda?
“That’s kinda funny.”
What does kinda mean?
Kinda means kind of; somewhat.

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