were sorting
- past progressive of sort.
Example Sentences
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Important Foundation were sorting food Saturday morning in the 31000 block of Auto Center Drive when someone took off with the truck, according to police and published reports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Police were sorting through at least 530 tips since the shootings.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Evidence of the mismatch was all around him in a warehouse where a team of volunteers were sorting items primarily given by the public.
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
Villagers in Laindeha, on the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia, would set aside the mats they were weaving or coffee they were sorting to sell at the market as the light faded.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2023
Bran asked Septon Chayle about the comet while they were sorting through some scrolls snatched from the library fire.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
