How to Use sort through in a Sentence

sort through

verb
  • But in the short-term, the team will have to sort through some options.
    Eno Sarris, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • With so many books to sort through, staying awhile is welcome.
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
  • That means more products, more content and more noise to sort through.
    Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • For now, though, the deal still has some final challenges to sort through.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The list of teams to sort through ranges from rebuilding clubs to contenders.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Commit to sorting through the garage at least once per year so the clutter doesn’t creep back up.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
  • So how is a Democratic voter to sort through this race?
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Take time to sort through what needs to be saved, what can be shredded, and what can be digitized.
    Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026
  • It won’t be swayed by the tedious work of sorting through a ream of documents.
    Emily Brindley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Bradlow talked about his college-age son, who is sorting through what to do with his career.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The answer to this question will likely come this fall, once the Vikings sort through their starter spot.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The Dodgers have sorted through different mental cues to try to line things up.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Only Lanie bothered to help me sort through what my mother had left behind, sort my days.
    Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Empty the mailbox before leaving on a trip, and be sure to sort through mail that's been piling up.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026
  • The team was sorting through injuries while trying to integrate new pieces.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Take advantage of longer daylight hours to sort through shelves and workbenches.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • There is also crypto tax software that can help investors sort through the tax morass, Walter said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Regularly sort through your spice collection and dispose of any past their prime.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026
  • But the Bulldogs peaked at the right time and made a Cinderella run of sorts through the bracket.
    Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
  • There are hundreds of tech deals to sort through, but these are the ones that immediately caught my attention.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • Organizing a friend’s closet is so much more intriguing than sorting through your own wardrobe.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • The fragile dragon peace doesn’t hold long enough for the Targaryens to sort through their family business.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • How Chief became the beloved bat dog Lawson sorted through hundreds of dogs to find the perfect pup up for the task.
    Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Not because options are limited, but because there are too many of them to sort through efficiently.
    Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The Chicago White Sox are sorting through their pitching options.
    Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But, there are still quite a few hurdles that finance teams are sorting through, namely related to workforce training.
    John Kell, Fortune, 20 May 2026
  • Murphy sorted through a few papers and pulled out a white sheet featuring a grid with boxes highlighted green, yellow or red.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Among them was Pat Serwaa, who was sorting through a bale of leggings from London with practiced ease.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
  • Employers spend less time sorting through misaligned candidates.
    Crystal Gilmore, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Now the image team at the space agency is still sorting through and processing the tens of thousands of images captured during the mission.
    Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 22 May 2026

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