sorting

Example Sentences

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Royal Mail said it checks its delivery offices and sorting machines daily and it was likely the magazine had been somehow put back into the postal system by someone, rather than lost.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

San Diego police declined to add details to the timeline, saying investigators were still sorting it out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Today, social media, aspirational culture and the sorting of the professional class into a handful of expensive cities mean the middle class compares itself constantly with those doing far better.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

“And then I think, then, you’ll have a sorting between companies that are real and companies that aren’t.”

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

M. Bouc, meanwhile, seizing upon the one tangible thing his friend had mentioned, was sorting through the passports.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie