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sort (through)

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verb (2)

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sort
Noun
Their casting marks a reunion of sorts after Imrie and Mohammed have starred in The Celebrity Traitors on the BBC in recent weeks. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025 And managing a transition of this sort, where gameplan changes loom, is already challenging alone. Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
Of course, Kondo’s work, and our interview, focused on the topic of tidying and sorting our surroundings. Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025 First, the group purchased grocery store chicken eggs and sorted their parts into eggshells, eggshell membranes, and the whites and yolks. Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sort
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sort
Noun
  • The study, the first of its kind locally, was conducted by Sojourner Family Peace Center in Milwaukee, the state's largest advocacy organization for victims of domestic violence.
    Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • No one likes to see streaking of any kind.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Police reportedly located the woman after reviewing a two-second security camera video clip, in which she was allegedly seen on a city sidewalk carrying something that appeared to be wrapped in a bundle and holding it as a person would typically hold a baby.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This guy really broke her heart.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
  • As Morgan and Jonah navigate shifting alliances, Clara grapples with her grief, compounded by her confusion as to what in God’s name is going on with her mom and uncle, plus a budding romance with local cool guy Miller (Mason Thames).
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The flannel and cashmere blends versions for the chillier seasons that maintain a softer finish in the Prince of Wales, stripes, herringbone and micro design color hues.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • While Harrison opted for the red stripe set, the midnight foulard was a close second.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fabian Hurzeler’s team have had their best matches in this respect against Manchester City in August and 10-man Chelsea in September, converting five of seven big chances across both wins.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And look for dozens of episodes featuring genre-spanning discussions, debates, and explainers with Rolling Stone‘s critics and reporters.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
  • But Interview With the Vampire set a precedent for transformative TV from the Immortal Universe, its narrative and visual audacity subverting adaptation tropes and genre storytelling by challenging viewers’ notions of immortality, sexuality, and destiny.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The breakthrough could redefine the future of virtual and augmented reality by creating visuals that look identical to real life.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Rinderknecht is accused of starting the January blaze known as the Palisades Fires, which ultimately went on to claim the lives of 12 people and burn over 23,000 acres, according to a report from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Displacing 80,000 tons, the Fujian is the closest thing afloat to the US Navy’s 97,000-ton Nimitz-class carriers, which make up 10 of the 11 carriers in the US fleet.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • But things just weren't right with her.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Sort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sort. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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