How to Use sort out in a Sentence

sort out

phrasal verb
Definition of sort outnext
  • Days later, the two sides were able to sort out the fine print.
    — Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • But there are a lot of schedules to sort out, and then the pandemic got in the way.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024
  • For now, the Rays just need to sort out a deal with Mother Nature.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Now, less than a week into the season, the two have some sorting out to do.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • There are no filters that sort out A.I.-generated junk the way e-mail in-boxes sift out spam.
    — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 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 retreat is simply a place to finish her latest book and sort out her life alone.
    — Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Priority for both women’s and men’s is to sort out the ground.
    — Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • To sort out which is which, the weather service first looks at the time the damage occurred, Hubbard said.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Sean Keeler, sports columnist: The FG unit’s sorted out, at least.
    — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • And given that researchers are still sorting out the best models for analyzing microplastics, many are cautious not to get ahead of the data.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024

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