How to Use classify in a Sentence

classify

verb

• The online system can classify books by subject.
• Students will be learning about the ways scientists classify animals.
• This means they cannot be classified as a star.
  — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
• So we are classified by two sources.
  — AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
• Some things are classified as crime.
  — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
• But none of those deaths have been classified yet as a homicide.
  — Theodore Rose, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026
• If classified as homicides, these would be the city’s first of the year.
  — Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
• These would be plants that are classified as natives.
  — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
• Skis, ski boots and poles are classified as equipment, rather than gear.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
• Again, short hair is not my thing, and this would also be classified as a bob or lob.
  — Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
• The Red Raiders should strive to be classified as one.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
• The case has been classified a homicide.
  — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
• Third is that there may be too many items being labeled classified.
  — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
• There was enough weaponry on both sides to classify the event as a mini-gun show.
  — Dallas News, 30 July 2020
• Still, the terms faux and fine are often used to classify jewels.
  — Jill Newman, Town & Country, 17 May 2022
• The species can grow to more than six feet long and is classified as endangered.
  — John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
• And then classify those that aren’t as no contests or forfeits.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2021
• The body doesn’t know or care, after all, how a substance is classified.
  — WIRED, 31 July 2023
• Many types of true lilies are classified based on specific traits, such as bloom shape and growth.
  — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
• Or will this also be classified as voter fraud?
  — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
• Kaprizov classified the play as lucky.
  — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
• That means it won't be classified as a hurricane.
  — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
• Voice is often the first cue that a stranger may use to classify someone by gender.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 July 2022
• The patrol classified the crash as fatal, but did not say how many people were killed.
  — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 June 2026
• There are a lot of chargers out there that classify themselves as fast chargers.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 8 Nov. 2021
• Some portions of the state are classified as being in an extreme drought.
  — Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
• The White House says the Yemen strikes chat wasn't classified.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
• Under state law, rape is classified as a felony punishable by three to eight years in prison.
  — Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
• Cashews are classified as tree nuts, one of the nine major food allergens.
  — Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
• Her travelmate was classified as a subadult at the time of their transfer.
  — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026