Collocations for sort - noun

best, worst
right, wrong
same, similar
different
funny, odd, strange
He was friendly in a funny sort of way.

sort of
We sell all sorts of books.

Collocations for sort - verb

busily

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 clothes into piles.

through
She was busily sorting through her clothes.

begin sorting sth, start sorting sth
begin sorting through sth, start sorting through sth
She started sorting through the papers.

out
Someone will have to sort this problem out.

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

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

Sort is used with these nouns as the object:
mail