alphabetize

Example Sentences

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“But if I’m like, I need to go through all those shelves back there and alphabetize my books and dust them and maybe paint the bookshelves,” she said, you might be “procrasticlearing.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2021

It’s going to be a long list, so you can click on the “Process Name” heading to alphabetize the list for an easier find.

From The Verge • Jul. 6, 2021

Pause for an embarrassed silence … All my adult life I’ve kept vowing to alphabetize my library, but I never had the time — I was far too busy searching for books I couldn’t find.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2020

It’ll be a perfect opportunity to finally dust above your curtain rods or alphabetize those book shelves.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2018

To arrange alphabetically; as, to alphabetize a list of words.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah