How to Use assort in a Sentence

assort

verb

• Tiny, pewter miniatures of warriors, wizards, and assorted mythological creatures.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2023
• Step back in time to see clothes, records, furniture and assorted other things from the 1950s.
  — Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 20 July 2017
• Ghosts, goblins, and assorted other demons of the dark will be lurking this week amongst us with and without costumes, especially on Thursday.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2019
• The action shifts to Moscow and assorted gruesome and grandiose interiors in which Khrushchev and the rest take turns organizing the funeral and their own uncertain futures.
  — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2018
• Editors, stylists, rappers, basketball players, and assorted other creatives are now in Paris, and digging into the bottom of their see-through Rimowas for a few last killer looks.
  — Dan Roberts, GQ, 21 June 2018
• For some reason, the actual governor of Virginia clears time from his busy schedule to ask Becca’s assorted chuckleheads a debate question.
  — Melissa Locker, Time, 4 July 2018
• The Carpenter Nature Center has live raptors and assorted smaller critters available for viewing and handling as a way to educate people about the importance of this habitat, King says.
  — Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2019
• For many, this weekend's Easter indulgences will include chocolate bunnies, eggs of every type and assorted tempting favorites.
  — Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2018
• Professional jealousy and assorted other tensions brought it to an end, bitterly, in 1956, and although the two attempted occasional cordial meetings, the split lasted the rest of their lives.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 20 Aug. 2017
• Participants were either assorted into a control group, a surgical mask group, or a more protective mask.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2020
• The third floor of the Baltimore Convention Center on Saturday, one flight up from an international auto show, was rife with dozens of signs and assorted other literature for the candidates, of whom there are many.
  — Jim Newell, Slate Magazine, 13 Feb. 2017
• Combine 3 cups assorted sliced fresh fruits (such as mango, papaya, kiwifruit, peaches) with 2 tablespoons apricot preserves (or peach) and 2 tablespoons orange brandy (or almond liqueur).
  — Atlanta Life, ajc, 16 June 2017
• Other flowers need to be assorted into specific bouquets to meet orders for supermarkets, online retailers or anyone else who locked in a contract with the company.
  — Damian Paletta, The Seattle Times, 11 Feb. 2018
• Rather than the typical natural materials such as wood and metal generally found in modern design, contemporary design allows for more curves and color, which can be blended and assorted in one-of-a-kind ways.
  — Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2018
• Roughly half of the world's population remains non-cosmopolitan and even populations within cities often assort along ethnic and linguistic categories.
  — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2010
• Venter has bottom-imaging sonar and assorted other navigational aids, including digitized charts with GPS.
  — James Shreeve, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2004
• Berkshire’s assorted manufacturing, service and retail businesses generated $1.8 billion net income, up from $1.3 billion a year ago.
  — Josh Funk, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2018

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024