How to Use assorted in a Sentence

assorted

adjective
  • Near the front of the store is a large bin with assorted clothing items.
    Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Sharp announced to the assorted girls, gays and theys who’d come out for the premiere.
    Vulture, 9 Sep. 2023
  • These stylish masks come in an assorted five-pack, scaled to fit ages two to 10.
    Hanna Horvath, NBC News, 18 June 2020
  • The omakase box with assorted sushi and a can of sake, which left him craving just a bit more.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
  • The set comes in an assorted four-pack with blue, pink, orange, and green (one of each).
    Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
  • My room had a box of assorted fruits and a tray with a bottle of mezcal.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Maria will give us the last week of Callas’s life, with assorted flashbacks.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
  • On the back of his hand are five butterflies of assorted sizes.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The good news for the 49ers fans and assorted armchair critics?
    Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 15 Nov. 2020
  • Like their equipment, the drone hunters are an assorted bunch.
    Michael E. Miller and Anastacia Galouchkam, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The new assorted donut holes are available in 10-count or 24-count cups.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
  • There was a gift bag of assorted prizes for each member of the winning team.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The mix of children, teenagers, parents and assorted adults pay around 65 cents to play for an hour.
    Fatima Faizi, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2020
  • There is also a small bistro that serves wine, beer and assorted snacks.
    Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2021
  • With the last minute, just a couple of assorted random quick things.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
  • The new assorted donut holes are available to purchase in 10-count or 24-count cups.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
  • Cut enough 6×12-inch pieces of assorted crepe papers to cover all the foam balls.
    Kim Hutchison, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The white tux, with tails, has been festooned with assorted patches and pins, plus 400 tiny lights (for night games).
    Brian Albrecht, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Chocolate lovers will go crazy for this assorted box of sweet treats.
    Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping, 20 Oct. 2022
  • That’s when this defense saved the day and all the other assorted goodies.
    Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Sep. 2021
  • And the assorted places to check-in were clearly marked and obvious.
    Ed Masley, azcentral, 6 Mar. 2020
  • It’s got to be layered with trappings skimmed off the top of assorted genres.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The haul mostly includes bits of fences, chairs and assorted pieces of scrap metal.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2023
  • So break out the grill, your assorted meat options and your favorite apron.
    cleveland, 26 June 2020
  • Pretend it’s an assorted box of See’s candy and just dig in.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2020
  • At the end of the night, he was spotted walking unaided to the team bus flanked by Brown, a few players and assorted staffers.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The 175 recipes fall into eight types of dishes, from breakfast to snacks, assorted mains, desserts and more.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2020
  • The ravenmaster feeds the black birds twice a day with a special diet of mice, chicks, rats and assorted meats.
    David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2021
  • At the least the new deduction would help to offset the inevitable price hikes likely to be caused by Trump’s assorted import tariffs (see below).
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • Shot in slow motion from overhead, the sequence features a bandaged and bloodied Korda eating, reading, and smoking in his bath as assorted nurses and household staff flit around him as if in a ballet.
    EW.com, 6 June 2025

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