How to Use sort out in a Sentence

sort out

phrasal verb

• 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 | [e-mail], 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 only question to be sorted out: Should the first ominous note hit just before or after the reveal of Trump?
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
• Until the position is sorted out, Odum will contend to be a Week 1 defensive starter for the first time.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
• But the performances have a vivid clarity that helps an audience sort out the story.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024