sort
noun
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature.
unsort
-
a word derived from
sort.
Example Sentences
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The history of public housing amounts to a history of social engineers trying to unsort people who have sorted themselves a certain way for various reasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
Maybe we need to unsort ourselves, to move into neighbourhoods where our preconceptions are challenged, and simply to hang out more often with our neighbours.
From Economist ● Oct. 4, 2012
Yes, Seattle probably will have to unsort that one.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2011
