Examples of alphabetize in a Sentence
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There are some who seem to have the innate ability to keep their spices alphabetized, their clothes separated by color and season, and power cords neatly wound all in one place.
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Allie Volpe, Vox, 26 Mar. 2025
However, law firm websites typically alphabetize by last name.
—Peter Boyd, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Beyond those bins sat aisle after aisle of records, alphabetized and by genre.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
His recommendations are alphabetized and listed below.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Read on for more about all the Jewish and Israeli medalists, alphabetized and in order of medal type.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
In my household, nobody studied a foreign language or alphabetized their bookshelves.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Though Fubo doesn't alphabetize its channels, the platform earns points for keeping your 'favorited' channels at the top of the guide.
—Kaitlin Marks, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2022
On a particularly frustrating day, when everyone’s technology needed rebooting and her third-graders struggled to alphabetize a list of words, Ms. A could push and encourage her in-person students.
—Washington Post, 10 July 2021
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Allie Volpe, Vox, 26 Mar. 2025
However, law firm websites typically alphabetize by last name.
—Peter Boyd, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Beyond those bins sat aisle after aisle of records, alphabetized and by genre.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
His recommendations are alphabetized and listed below.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Read on for more about all the Jewish and Israeli medalists, alphabetized and in order of medal type.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
In my household, nobody studied a foreign language or alphabetized their bookshelves.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Though Fubo doesn't alphabetize its channels, the platform earns points for keeping your 'favorited' channels at the top of the guide.
—Kaitlin Marks, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2022
On a particularly frustrating day, when everyone’s technology needed rebooting and her third-graders struggled to alphabetize a list of words, Ms. A could push and encourage her in-person students.
—Washington Post, 10 July 2021
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“Alphabetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alphabetize. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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alphabetize
verb
al·pha·bet·ize
ˈal-fə-bə-ˌtīz 
alphabetized; alphabetizing
: to arrange in alphabetical order
alphabetization
noun
ˌal-fə-ˌbet-ə-ˈzā-shən
alphabetizer
noun
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