How to Use sort out in a Sentence

sort out

phrasal verb
Definition of sort outnext
  • Now the site is just a mess, too hard to sort out to make it of much value.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2023
  • The six-team field is set, but there’s still plenty to sort out.
    — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
  • But just how many and which ones will make the cut are the issues to be sorted out on the court.
    — USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
  • This Clothing Stamp will help sort out the lost and found bins and save a ton of time with a Sharpie.
    — Matthew Parker, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The audience is primed to be in on the joke, but the precise nature of the joke will take some time to sort out.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The melee is a mess to sort out, but my guess is that alcohol was involved.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The tour and the PIF continue to sort out details of a final agreement.
    — Rick Maese, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2023
  • Agents are still sorting out what this might mean for their business.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Then the play jumps forward five years to Alaska, where Maria moves alone to sort out her life and future.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Bans or restrictions are on hold in at least six states while judges sort out their long-term fate.
    — Geoff Mulvihill, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2023
  • The language would need to be sorted out between the two bills in order to make it to the governor’s desk.
    — Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Police are still trying to sort out details of the shooting.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 16 June 2023
  • In short, this is a long list of things to sort out in a five-year term when public finances are in disarray.
    — Luke McGee, CNN, 5 July 2024
  • But while that all gets sorted out, we Utahns still need to protect ourselves.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The second bash will be held in the Hamptons, though Bensimon still has to sort out her vision for that.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Both the mall and the snow removal company are sorting out which party is at fault.
    — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2023
  • But what hasn’t been sorted out are the full benefits and risks of drinking coffee.
    — Jamie Wilson, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Such complex, multi-team deals require time to sort out.
    — Afentres, oregonlive, 2 July 2023
  • Our government has never come back to sort out what happened to us.
    — Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
  • Garcia asked the council to slow down the development while some of the issues are sorted out ahead of time.
    — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2023
  • Monday’s announcement highlights the sheer scale of the scheme, which is still being sorted out to this day.
    — James Farrell, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • To be fair, though, there is still plenty to sort out in the coming months before the draft will gain any measure of clarity.
    — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Many buildings were reduced to rubble, and survivors were sorting out the chaos when the tsunami hit.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
  • Baldelli said the players were having a meeting to sort out what went wrong following a 3-0 loss, the team’s sixth shutout of the season.
    — George Henry, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
  • That’s because lower courts would need to sort out how the ruling might apply in the corporate world.
    — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
  • But many details related to cost and coverage of an over-the-counter pill still need to be sorted out.
    — Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 21 July 2023
  • This dashed any hopes of sorting out the identity of the original owners.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2023
  • The couple returned to Juneau three days later to sort out new living arrangements and look for Leo.
    — CBS News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Who sorts out the ridiculous complaints from the legitimate ones?
    — Nik Popli, TIME, 30 May 2024
  • The justices could have simply sorted out such issues themselves this week.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 1 July 2024

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