sort
noun
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature.
am sorting
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present progressiveof sort (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Why, John, I am sorting out the dresses that are nice enough for London.
From The Measure of a Man by Frank T. (Frank Thayer) Merrill
When it comes to selecting her ancestors she is still human, natural, vain, commonplace—as commonplace as I am myself when I am sorting ancestors for my autobiography.
From Christian Science by Mark Twain
