sort through
phrasal 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.
Examples of sort through in a Sentence
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The supervisors and crew members at the center saved the day by sorting through the bin and locating the white gold ring.
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Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Voters in August will be sorting through a competitive primary for governor and, in some areas of the state, competitive congressional primaries as well.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
Their secondary co-stars had a ton of baggage that needed to be sorted through.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2024
Even those that continue to draw a hard line against homosexuality are sorting through new questions raised by gender identity.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 May 2024
But there are also members of the U.S. House of Representatives to choose, state judges to approve (at least in certain counties), and a potentially historic U.S. Senate race to sort through.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
So how then, does EWC sort through the chaos of counterfeits?
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
Sources stress there are other extenuating circumstances that FX and CEO John Landgraf are attempting to sort through to pave the way for a renewal.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
For help in sorting through your options, consider talking to a fee-only, fiduciary adviser.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Voters in August will be sorting through a competitive primary for governor and, in some areas of the state, competitive congressional primaries as well.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
Their secondary co-stars had a ton of baggage that needed to be sorted through.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2024
Even those that continue to draw a hard line against homosexuality are sorting through new questions raised by gender identity.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 May 2024
But there are also members of the U.S. House of Representatives to choose, state judges to approve (at least in certain counties), and a potentially historic U.S. Senate race to sort through.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
So how then, does EWC sort through the chaos of counterfeits?
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
Sources stress there are other extenuating circumstances that FX and CEO John Landgraf are attempting to sort through to pave the way for a renewal.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
For help in sorting through your options, consider talking to a fee-only, fiduciary adviser.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
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“Sort through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sort%20through. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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