Sorting can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| sort - To separate according to certain criteria. | ||
| sort - To arrange into some order, especially numerically, alphabetically or chronologically. | ||
| sort - To fix a problem, to handle a task; to sort out . | ||
| sort - To join or associate with others, especially with others of the same kind or species; to agree. | ||
| sort - To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize. | ||
Noun |
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| sorting - grouping by class or kind or size | ||
| sorting - the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories | ||
| sorting - an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting" |
| # | Sentence | ||
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| 1. | noun | The bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting. | |
| 2. | noun | I don't feel like sorting clothes right now. | |
| 3. | noun | Tom is playing with his sorting box. | |
| 4. | noun | Maria Montessori invented the sorting box after observing that children enjoy fitting objects through receptacles of a similar shape. | |
| 5. | noun | Algeria needs sorting facilities. | |
| 6. | noun | Algeria needs sorting centers. | |
| 7. | noun | The index cards need sorting. | |
| 8. | noun | She wore a sort of magenta dress. | |
| 9. | noun | She served a creamy sort of dessert thing. | |
| 10. | noun | What sort of person is he? | |
| 11. | noun | He's a good sort. | |
| 12. | noun | The problem with this argument is that Bush lacked the experience necessary to be president when he ran in 2000, so this sort of cheap shot just hoists him by his own petard. | |
| 13. | noun | At some points, as in the late 1980s, he reportedly made behind-the-scenes overtures to the Israelis to arrive at some sort of a deal. | |
| 14. | noun | But that means nothing, since they weren't the sort of things guys like Bush told the "girls". | |
| 15. | noun | Again, decades of this sort of behavior do not leave a person untouched. | |
| 16. | verb | I'm just sorting out some suitable clothes to take on holiday. | |
| 17. | verb | I spent several days sorting through her papers. | |
| 18. | verb | He finished sorting the papers. | |
| 19. | verb | We're sorting it out. | |
| 20. | verb | We're still sorting it out. | |
| 21. | verb | Tom is sorting it out. | |
| 22. | verb | Layla was sorting through her makeup. | |
| 23. | verb | I'm still sorting it out. | |
| 24. | verb | Tom thought you were sorting it! | |
| 25. | verb | The points system acts as a guide to sort out the best candidates. | |
| 26. | verb | It took quite a while to sort out all our luggage. | |
| 27. | verb | I sort of understand. | |
| 28. | verb | I sort of like him. | |
| 29. | verb | We ought to sort the students' names alphabetically. | |
| 30. | verb | We should sort the students' names alphabetically. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| The bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting. |
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| I don't feel like sorting clothes right now. | |
| Tom is playing with his sorting box. | |
| Maria Montessori invented the sorting box after observing that children enjoy fitting objects through receptacles of a similar shape. | |
| Algeria needs sorting facilities. | |
| Algeria needs sorting centers. | |
| The index cards need sorting. | |
| She wore a sort of magenta dress. |
|
| She served a creamy sort of dessert thing. |
|
| What sort of person is he? |
|
| He's a good sort. |
|
| The problem with this argument is that Bush lacked the experience necessary to be president when he ran in 2000, so this sort of cheap shot just hoists him by his own petard. |
|
| At some points, as in the late 1980s, he reportedly made behind-the-scenes overtures to the Israelis to arrive at some sort of a deal. |
|
| But that means nothing, since they weren't the sort of things guys like Bush told the "girls". |
|
| Again, decades of this sort of behavior do not leave a person untouched. |
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| verb | |
| I'm just sorting out some suitable clothes to take on holiday. | |
| I spent several days sorting through her papers. | |
| He finished sorting the papers. | |
| We're sorting it out. | |
| We're still sorting it out. | |
| Tom is sorting it out. | |
| Layla was sorting through her makeup. | |
| I'm still sorting it out. | |
| Tom thought you were sorting it! | |
| The points system acts as a guide to sort out the best candidates. |
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| It took quite a while to sort out all our luggage. | |
| I sort of understand. | |
| I sort of like him. | |
| We ought to sort the students' names alphabetically. | |
| We should sort the students' names alphabetically. | |