sorting

Example Sentences

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All of a sudden you’re sorting through a snake’s nest of dusty cables and cords, trying to tell a receiver from a hard drive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Waste Management considers optical sorters as more efficient and accurate for high-volume recycling sorting.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

As technology improved, particularly AI that handles time-consuming administrative tasks like building spreadsheets or sorting important from low priority emails, Pacitti evangelized working in microshifts to his staff and promoted it in recruiting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"The club has lacked in terms of leading on the problem, and sorting out their own mess," Tessem adds.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The chronological sorting of memories is an interesting business.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt