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verb (2)

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sort
Noun
The Europeans are in a contest, of sorts, with other very large telescope construction projects. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025 John Cena is back as the low-key nicest antihero (of sorts) in the comic book business; with him are trusty sidekicks Eagly and Vigilante (Freddie Stroma). Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Verb
Tasks are sorted by significance, urgency and impact. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 Resilient future When haulers drop off food waste at the Green Era Campus warehouse, a machine sorts it and removes any packaging. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sort
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sort
Noun
  • While a return to European competition of any kind would be something to heartily celebrate, playing in the third-tier Conference League’s qualifying rounds would somehow still feel like scant reward for a season that promised even more for so long.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • The bill would bar Medicaid from paying for services of any kind at nonprofits that are primarily engaged in family planning or reproductive health and provide abortions.
    Riley Beggin, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • The fungal disease does not spread from person to person, according to the CDC.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • Before Johnson and Eakins exchanged vows, Houser passed their wedding rings along the front row and asked that each person hold the rings and pray or give their blessings over them before passing them down to the next person in what's known as ring warming.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • When the politician begins to speak of evacuation plans the guy immediately shouts him down.
    Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
  • And on the West Coast, our country-star cover guy charmed on the L.A. set.
    Charlotte Triggs, People.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • The yellow-green trout featured a red stripe on its side and a white underbelly.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 21 May 2025
  • Video clips posted online depict Babbitt, wearing a stars and stripes backpack and a Trump flag draped around her neck, stepping up and beginning to go through the waist-high opening of an area of the Capitol known as the Speaker’s Lobby when a gunshot is heard.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • As Rusby talks of finding god and becoming a better man, Kev screws a silencer onto his pistol.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
  • But even worse is to see the dark lessons of history, the dangerous choices of weaker men, and follow in those footsteps.
    Val Demings, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • Part of the appeal of the story for Skarsgård was the genre itself.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • Her work is challenging, tending towards body horror while also defying genre confines.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • An effort to extend the life of the B61 nuclear bomb also faced significant delays and saw costs more than double – to the tune of an additional $4 billion.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • Seeing any woman, particularly a Black woman, establish herself as independently wealthy without the help of a spouse or parent is admirable and reflects an urge in younger generations to live a life that wasn’t as accessible to those who came before us.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Instead of approaching them and giving them the opportunity to say mean things to you, consider trying to make friends with other girls -- girls who might like to be friends with you too.
    Mark Mondier, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
  • People take their time and there is this thing called personal boundaries.
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025

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

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