How do I use "del genere"?
I'd like to see some common examples that use this term, it's something that I see all the time in writing, but I've trouble having it in mind to use because I've never heard anyone say this out loud before on screen and in real life. Is it actually used often in a real conversation?

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YES!
it is a short-hand for /di questo genere/ or /di questo tipo/, usually (not always)
with a derogatory or suspicious meaning.
Anyway we more aften use /di che genere/, and this is ALWAYS with a negative meaning
in one way or another.

Examples:

- non ho mai visto un fiore del genere? Da dove viene?

- abita in una casa cosi` bella e ha delle scarpe del genere?
(implies very cheap or broken or dirty shoes)

- mi ha chiesto dei soldi in prestito e guarda con che genere di macchina gira!
(in this case probably the kind of the car is very expensive, so the negative meaning is
related to the mismatch)

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I add that "del genere" is almost as "like this" in english:

eg: He has never exhibited behavior "like this" before.

un saluto!

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