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.

Examples of sort through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While the jury will have to sort through the complicated question of whether Clancy’s mental health issues mean she can’t be held criminally responsible, for some spectators the decision is not so nuanced, Coduto said. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

So sorting through this competition and figuring out potential roles will be important this week. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

The Miami Dolphins stumbled through a lopsided preseason loss to the New York Giants, sustained a key injury and continued sorting through roster questions before the season opener. — Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Previously, employers had to decide where to physically advertise a job opening and then wait days or weeks for applications to arrive before sorting through the responses. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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