From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsomething of the/that kindsomething of the/that kindspokenLIKE/SIMILAR something similar to what was expected or talked about Rosa was shocked by the news, although she had suspected something of the kind might happen. → kind
Examples from the Corpus
something of the/that kind• Rosa felt such shock, although she told herself she should have expected something of the kind.• I still had five, and I had rather expected something of the kind might happen.• The news provoked among Zuwaya an instant recognition of necessary truth: they had always suspected something of the kind.• When something of that kind comes on to the market it creates a storm.• Certainly Hannah Mitchell wished something of the kind had existed to give her advice on childrearing. 