ADV

busily
out
I sorted the clothes out into two piles

PREP

according to
Sort the books according to their subject matter
by
The most common way of grouping was to sort the children by ability
into
We sorted the washing into piles of different garments
through
busily sorting through her clothes

ADV

out
Someone will have to sort this problem out

VERB + SORT

have to
try to
help (to), help sb (to)
leave sb to
Leave them to sort it out among themselves

PHRASES

get sth sorted (out)
If he can't get his talk sorted, we'll have to ask someone else