sort through
verb
sorted through; sorting through; sorts through
: to look at things and put them in a particular order especially while searching for something
He sorted through the papers.
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On Sunday, June 7, the Kylie Cosmetics founder shared an Instagram Stories image of her 8-year-old daughter sitting on her bed wearing a baby pink wig while sorting through her Pokémon cards.
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Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Among them was Pat Serwaa, who was sorting through a bale of leggings from London with practiced ease.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Together, the couple set out to sort through the confusion and frustration of an insurance process that wasn't designed to help them.
—K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Prior to this short residency at the Met Opera, Sting brought The Last Ship on a world tour of sorts through Amsterdam, Paris, and Brisbane.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 June 2026
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Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Among them was Pat Serwaa, who was sorting through a bale of leggings from London with practiced ease.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Together, the couple set out to sort through the confusion and frustration of an insurance process that wasn't designed to help them.
—K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Prior to this short residency at the Met Opera, Sting brought The Last Ship on a world tour of sorts through Amsterdam, Paris, and Brisbane.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 June 2026
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“Sort through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sort%20through. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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