sort through

phrasal verb

sorted through; sorting through; sorts through

: to look at things and put them in a particular order especially while searching for something

He sorted through the papers.

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Moore previously had two execution dates postponed as the state sorted through issues that created a 13-year pause in the death penalty, including companies' refusal to sell the state lethal injection drugs, a hurdle that was solved by passing a secrecy law. —

Jeffrey Collins The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024 But my wife showed me how those parts of jigsaw puzzles can actually be fun: there’s something satisfying and meditative about working through those frustrations, sorting through the mess, and putting a picture together, one piece at a time, over the course of a few hours. —

Jay Peters, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2024 Advertisement World & Nation Your guide to the major party presidential candidates’ views on foreign policy Oct. 22, 2024 The faked video showed a person sorting through what looked like mail ballots labeled as coming from Bucks County. —

Melissa Goldin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024 The Department of Defense had undertaken the arduous task of disinterring and sorting through the commingled skeletons. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sort through