sort
noun
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature.
is sorting
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present progressiveof sort (3rd 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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The stock market, enduring an intense period of AI disruption, is sorting through which software companies are going to come out winners—and which appear headed the other way.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said she has been impressed in meetings by LA28’s chief executive Reynold Hoover, who is sorting through day-to-day logistics of the event.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
"It doesn't change the focus, which is sorting things out on the pitch, getting the team to win and the performances to feel different," said the former Burnley boss.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2023
For example, if a tool is sorting photos by color, then it needs to recognize which photos are red, yellow or blue in order to accurately classify them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023
There are three people in the tattoo place: the other tattoo artist, who is drawing a lion on another man’s arm, and Tori, who is sorting through a stack of paper on the counter.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
