Examples of alphabetize in a Sentence
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Read on for more about all the Jewish and Israeli medalists, alphabetized and in order of medal type.
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Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
In my household, nobody studied a foreign language or alphabetized their bookshelves.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Though Fubo doesn't alphabetize its channels, the platform earns points for keeping your 'favorited' channels at the top of the guide.
—Kaitlin Marks, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2022
On a particularly frustrating day, when everyone’s technology needed rebooting and her third-graders struggled to alphabetize a list of words, Ms. A could push and encourage her in-person students.
—Washington Post, 10 July 2021
Ahead of the election, workers can make sure the certificate envelope has all the necessary signatures, sort the ballots into 325 wards and alphabetize them.
—Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2020
Another site, called Candor, keeps a crowdsourced, alphabetized tally of companies that shows who's hiring and who's got a freeze on—for now.
—Anne Fisher, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020
All the books are shelved, alphabetized and categorized or put in milk crates for cleaning and wrapping.
—Max Bell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2020
Dozens of file cabinets brimmed with decades-old newspaper clippings, photographs, and scorecards—in some cases alphabetized by players’ last names, in others by year.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2020
Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
In my household, nobody studied a foreign language or alphabetized their bookshelves.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Though Fubo doesn't alphabetize its channels, the platform earns points for keeping your 'favorited' channels at the top of the guide.
—Kaitlin Marks, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2022
On a particularly frustrating day, when everyone’s technology needed rebooting and her third-graders struggled to alphabetize a list of words, Ms. A could push and encourage her in-person students.
—Washington Post, 10 July 2021
Ahead of the election, workers can make sure the certificate envelope has all the necessary signatures, sort the ballots into 325 wards and alphabetize them.
—Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2020
Another site, called Candor, keeps a crowdsourced, alphabetized tally of companies that shows who's hiring and who's got a freeze on—for now.
—Anne Fisher, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020
All the books are shelved, alphabetized and categorized or put in milk crates for cleaning and wrapping.
—Max Bell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2020
Dozens of file cabinets brimmed with decades-old newspaper clippings, photographs, and scorecards—in some cases alphabetized by players’ last names, in others by year.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2020
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“Alphabetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alphabetize. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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alphabetize
verb
al·pha·bet·ize
ˈal-fə-bə-ˌtīz 
alphabetized; alphabetizing
: to arrange in alphabetical order
alphabetization
noun
ˌal-fə-ˌbet-ə-ˈzā-shən
alphabetizer
noun
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