How to Use sort in a Sentence

sort

1 of 2 noun

• She's not the sort to complain.
• He's not a bad sort.
• What sort of car do you drive?
• The program did a numeric sort of the data.
• The restaurant—housed in a glass greenhouse of sorts—is packed to the brim.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023
• And instead, the judge picked a middle ground of sorts.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
• Lala Kent starts to send an olive branch of sorts to Rachel in the premiere.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
• This will be a home game of sorts for the lad from Southport, England . . .
  — Jim Hoban, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
• In that way, this No. 1 feels like a coronation of sorts.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
• As for me and my mother, the end of the Colombian siege was a goodbye of sorts for us as well.
  — Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• But perhaps a set-up for a sequel or spinoff of some sort.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 May 2023
• The new version of the track serves as a revision of sorts to the original.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 26 May 2023
• The first room is vast and breathable, with almost no clothes, a foyer of sorts.
  — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 27 July 2023
• Diddy ends the song with a monologue, of sorts, which feels like a prayer set to music.
  — Felice León, Essence, 22 Sep. 2023
• And it's been a homecoming of sorts for the Green family.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
• Going back to our food court convo, this appears to be a food court, of sorts.
  — Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023
• That might not be the most sound solution for a team facing a rebuild of sorts.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
• The Crimson Tide have No. 17 Tennessee on the docket in a revenge game of sorts.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
• And there's a workaround, of sorts: requesting the desktop version of a site.
  — Justin Pot, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
• Fans use the gate as a pillar of sorts, with ropes hooked onto it for extra support.
  — Diego Nicolás Argüello, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2023
• Peace of a sort may be at hand between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 10 Aug. 2023
• Gideon Lichfield: Not to give away spoilers, but there is a happy ending of sorts.
  — Gideon Lichfield, WIRED, 19 July 2023
• Hell’s Belles marks a reteaming of sorts, at least on the development front, for Harrington and the pair.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2023
• Each kit comes with a large photo covering the items so there’s a reveal, of sorts, for your kiddo.
  — Simone Scully, Parents, 12 Oct. 2023
• Barr’s departure from the United States is a homecoming of sorts for him.
  — Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
• Indeed, for a Dodgers club poised to use a patchwork pitching plan in the playoffs, Tuesday offered a stress test of sorts.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• There are seeds to grab, and in some cases, a team could essentially manipulate how their side of the bracket sorts itself out.
  — Tim Reynolds, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
• The marble structure is, however, still a monument of sorts.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
• Welsh isn’t the sort to wear a rack of honors, literally or metaphorically.
  — Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
• He, too, is given a backstory of sorts, which adds an extra tragic element to the proceedings.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026

sort

2 of 2 verb

• She started to sort the mail.
• They sorted the winners from the losers.
• The program can sort data alphabetically or numerically.
• How to go about sorting right from wrong won’t have changed.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 11 Mar. 2024
• Then, a team of 10 people had to sort all of the gems in order to coat the piece’s bracelet, bezel, dial, and crown.
  — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 11 July 2023
• With Paramount+, your list can only be sorted by the date added.
  — Jonathon Norcross, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
• And even as deputies tried to sort out who’d gone missing, a fight broke out among the inmates.
  — Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
• The version of you that is flush with cash picks up the tab and sorts high to low without a second’s thought.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• Dive in, start sorting, and plan a yard, eBay or Etsy sale.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2024
• There will be much for Hur and his team to sort out in the investigation.
  — Dan Balz, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2023
• Espinoza sorted and packed nuts until the birth of her fifth child.
  — Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
• Toddlers can then sort them by color, or match them to the correct base in the egg carton.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 8 Feb. 2023
• Everyone calls it a night to let the family sort it out.
  — Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
• Photos show researchers sorting their finds at the site.
  — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
• The food-bank ladies sort the items people have given them, oil here, coffee there, etc.
  — Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2023
• Guiderails are needed to sort out the events that matter enough that replanning should be done.
  — Steve Banker, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
• The situation will sort itself out in time, but for now, the Celtics at least have one more tool in their chest with which to work.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2023
• Banks are also sorting out what this all means to balance sheets.
  — John Kell, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
• On a recent morning, a small crew of workers sorted dates on Tadros’ farm.
  — Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• Betteridge closed off the back of the store so Jessie could sort through its jewelry collection.
  — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2023
• Black miners hauling earth and stone to sort piles of radioactive ore by hand.
  — Ngofeen Mputubwele, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023
• They were sorted and photographed, then compared to known species.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
• People are asked to sort items before bringing them to be shredded.
  — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2023
• The two met up at the actress’ storage unit in Connecticut and began sorting through her trove of clothes.
  — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2023
• One visit to Zappos’ Gift Guide and that task sorts itself out very quickly.
  — Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2023
• Along with the recycling truck with movable parts, there are sorting bins, three Lego figures, and a cat.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 22 Oct. 2023
• This left 422 billionaires, which were then sorted by their birth city.
  — Luke MacY, The Enquirer, 25 July 2023
• My hope is that the O-line finally sorts itself out, allowing Mac to step up.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
• That starts with sorting and finding the right laundry detergent for the job and your washing machine.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
• It’s packed with prompts that can help her sort her thoughts (plus preserve core memories) in just five minutes each day.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2026