Sorted
['sɔːtɪd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Sort
Typed by Cecil
Examples
- The shoes next go to the packing department, where they are taken off the lasts, inspected, marked, tied together in pairs, sorted and packed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- As in hand-making and before subjected to the action of the machine, the bristles are sorted as to length and color. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- They are sorted, inspected and counted before removing from the foundry. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- No, repeated Mrs. Jellyby in a calm clear voice, and with an agreeable smile, as she opened more letters and sorted them. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I've sorted a lot of dust in my time, but I never knew the two things go into separate heaps. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- All the mounds are sorted and sifted? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Typed by Cecil