Sort
noun
A type or kind of something.
What sort of car do you drive?
Often appears as...
- sort of thing
- sort of person
verb
To arrange or categorize items in a group based on shared qualities.
I had to sort the clothes by color before laundry.
Often appears as...
- sort out
- sort through
adverb
In some way or to some extent.
I was sort of tired after the long day.
Often appears as...
- sort of feel
- sort of knew
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A character, nature, or quality of a person or thing.
He is not the sort to give up easily.
Often appears as...
- sort of man
- sort of behavior
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A group of people or things having something in common.
He got mixed up with the wrong sort of people.
Often appears as...
- sort of group
- sort of people
verb
To resolve problems or disputes.
They need to sort their differences for the project to move forward.
Often appears as...
- sort out problems
- sort out differences
noun
A type or kind of something.
What sort of car do you drive?
Often appears as...
- sort of thing
- sort of person
verb
To arrange or categorize items in a group based on shared qualities.
I had to sort the clothes by color before laundry.
Often appears as...
- sort out
- sort through
adverb
In some way or to some extent.
I was sort of tired after the long day.
Often appears as...
- sort of feel
- sort of knew
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A character, nature, or quality of a person or thing.
He is not the sort to give up easily.
Often appears as...
- sort of man
- sort of behavior
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A group of people or things having something in common.
He got mixed up with the wrong sort of people.
Often appears as...
- sort of group
- sort of people
verb
To resolve problems or disputes.
They need to sort their differences for the project to move forward.
Often appears as...
- sort out problems
- sort out differences
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Clarifying Questions
Use 'sort of' when asking for specifics to understand better.
What sort of music do you like?
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Objects
'Sort' can refer to abstract ideas, not only physical items.
This charity supports all sorts of good causes.
Pro Tip 3/3Generalizing
Use 'sort of' to make general statements when details are unknown.
They sell all sorts of things there.
Pro Tip 1/3Clarifying Questions
Use 'sort of' when asking for specifics to understand better.
What sort of music do you like?
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Objects
'Sort' can refer to abstract ideas, not only physical items.
This charity supports all sorts of good causes.
Pro Tip 3/3Generalizing
Use 'sort of' to make general statements when details are unknown.
They sell all sorts of things there.
Pro Tip 1/3Clarifying Questions
Use 'sort of' when asking for specifics to understand better.
What sort of music do you like?
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Objects
'Sort' can refer to abstract ideas, not only physical items.
This charity supports all sorts of good causes.
Pro Tip 3/3Generalizing
Use 'sort of' to make general statements when details are unknown.
They sell all sorts of things there.
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Your body language may...
really coming into the room, they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts, like they really want to occupy space. When they sit down, they're sort of spread out. They raise their hands like this. You have other people who are virtually collapsing when they come in. As soon they come in, you see it.
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The loathsome, lethal...
and over that time have coevolved with all sorts of species, including our own. There are actually thousands of species of mosquitos in the world, but they all share one insidious they suck blood, and they're really, really good at sucking blood. Here's how they do it. After landing, a mosquito will slather
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Why do we love? A...
Buddha proposed that we love because we are trying to satisfy our base desires. Yet, our passionate cravings are defects, and attachments, even romantic love, are a great source of suffering. Luckily, Buddha discovered the eight-fold path, a sort of program for extinguishing the fires of desire
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The science of...
To help you focus, norepinephrine creates a sort of tunnel vision, blocking out surrounding distractions, possibly even warping your sense of time, and enhancing your memory. This might explain why people never forget their first kiss. The idea of so much of our attraction
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What's the fastest way...
How can you get them all sorted in time? One way would be to start at one end of the line with the first pair of books. If the first two books are in order, then leave them as they are. Otherwise, swap them. Then, look at the second and third books, repeat the process,
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What makes something...
K, the protagonist, is arrested out of nowhere and made to go through a bewildering process where neither the cause of his arrest, nor the nature of the judicial proceedings are made clear to him. This sort of scenario is considered so characteristic of Kafka's work
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What does an alien look...
inside rocks the next time someone asks you to imagine an alien I hope your aliens look a little bit more like my aliens and that you remember they're really not that far away but what are our chances of finding alien life I'll leave you with this sort our solar
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Exploring the Bay of...
For me, there are so many moments in the world that are so loud and you come here and you can feel Yeah. You can feel a little more human. Yeah, exactly right. You get all sorts of visitors, when they're going on a guided tour and then they go,
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
expecting anything in return. So you might even risk your life and so it started sort of all sort of flooding in about. how this was an experience of perhaps the whale displaying
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The myth of Cupid and...
First, Psyche was told to sort a huge, messy pile of seeds in a single night. Just as she was abandoning hope, an ant colony took pity on her and helped with the work.
Video examples
Your body language may...
really coming into the room, they get right into the middle of the room before class even starts, like they really want to occupy space. When they sit down, they're sort of spread out. They raise their hands like this. You have other people who are virtually collapsing when they come in. As soon they come in, you see it.
Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
and over that time have coevolved with all sorts of species, including our own. There are actually thousands of species of mosquitos in the world, but they all share one insidious they suck blood, and they're really, really good at sucking blood. Here's how they do it. After landing, a mosquito will slather
Video examples
Why do we love? A...
Buddha proposed that we love because we are trying to satisfy our base desires. Yet, our passionate cravings are defects, and attachments, even romantic love, are a great source of suffering. Luckily, Buddha discovered the eight-fold path, a sort of program for extinguishing the fires of desire
Video examples
The science of...
To help you focus, norepinephrine creates a sort of tunnel vision, blocking out surrounding distractions, possibly even warping your sense of time, and enhancing your memory. This might explain why people never forget their first kiss. The idea of so much of our attraction
Video examples
What's the fastest way...
How can you get them all sorted in time? One way would be to start at one end of the line with the first pair of books. If the first two books are in order, then leave them as they are. Otherwise, swap them. Then, look at the second and third books, repeat the process,
Video examples
What makes something...
K, the protagonist, is arrested out of nowhere and made to go through a bewildering process where neither the cause of his arrest, nor the nature of the judicial proceedings are made clear to him. This sort of scenario is considered so characteristic of Kafka's work
Video examples
What does an alien look...
inside rocks the next time someone asks you to imagine an alien I hope your aliens look a little bit more like my aliens and that you remember they're really not that far away but what are our chances of finding alien life I'll leave you with this sort our solar
Video examples
Exploring the Bay of...
For me, there are so many moments in the world that are so loud and you come here and you can feel Yeah. You can feel a little more human. Yeah, exactly right. You get all sorts of visitors, when they're going on a guided tour and then they go,
Video examples
A whale saved my life PIPE...
expecting anything in return. So you might even risk your life and so it started sort of all sort of flooding in about. how this was an experience of perhaps the whale displaying
Video examples
The myth of Cupid and...
First, Psyche was told to sort a huge, messy pile of seeds in a single night. Just as she was abandoning hope, an ant colony took pity on her and helped with the work.
Example 1 of 10
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Denzel Washington
American Actor
When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and kinda looked like my sister. I opened the door so some light could come into the room, and it sort of faded away. My mother said it was probably my Guardian Angel.
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John Lewis
American Politician
I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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Zinedine Zidane
French Athlete
We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
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Gilbert Hernandez
American Artist
I've sort of dealt with the characters' lives more; particularly the women characters.
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Hilary Mason
English Actress
I think e-mail should be sorted by importance, not by time.
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Karolina Kurkova
Czechoslovakian Model
Music is another great pleasure of life. I like all sorts.
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Haile Gebrselassie
Athlete
Life is a kind of struggle. Life is a sort of fight.
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Katharine Gun
British Activist
Cheering crowds have never been my sort of thing.
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Kane
American Athlete
Kane has always been sort of a dark character.
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Jeff Van Gundy
American Coach
Life sort of works out the way it works out.
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Denzel Washington
American Actor
When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and kinda looked like my sister. I opened the door so some light could come into the room, and it sort of faded away. My mother said it was probably my Guardian Angel.
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John Lewis
American Politician
I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
Quote examples
Zinedine Zidane
French Athlete
We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
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Gilbert Hernandez
American Artist
I've sort of dealt with the characters' lives more; particularly the women characters.
Quote examples
Hilary Mason
English Actress
I think e-mail should be sorted by importance, not by time.
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Karolina Kurkova
Czechoslovakian Model
Music is another great pleasure of life. I like all sorts.
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Haile Gebrselassie
Athlete
Life is a kind of struggle. Life is a sort of fight.
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Katharine Gun
British Activist
Cheering crowds have never been my sort of thing.
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Kane
American Athlete
Kane has always been sort of a dark character.
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Jeff Van Gundy
American Coach
Life sort of works out the way it works out.
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