sort through
phrasal verbsort through something (for something)
- to look through a number of things, either in order to find something or to put them in order
- I sorted through my paperwork.
- She sorted through her suitcase for something to wear.
Extra Examples- She started sorting through the papers.
- She was busily sorting through her clothes.
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