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Example Sentences

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They’d been expecting a large file, but sorting through 400 pages was overwhelming at first.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“A work in progress,” she says about sorting through some difficulties with her partner.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“We think that the sorting out of these uncertainties plus likely somewhat slower earnings growth are likely to place a brake on share price appreciation.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Early in the morning, workers prepare to send parcels out for delivery by sorting them into large square tote bags.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Then, as if she’d seen enough, she started taking the plants apart, expertly sorting leaves from stems from seeds, creating small piles of each in her lap.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool