Examples of “classify” in a Sentence

verb To sort into groups or categories based on shared traits.

• The librarian will classify these books by subject before putting them on the shelves.
• Students learned to classify rocks by color, texture, and hardness.
• Scientists classify sharks as fish, not mammals.

verb To officially mark information as secret.

• Officials decided to classify the documents so nobody outside the agency could read them.
• The army may classify certain plans to keep them safe from enemies.
• The government chose to classify the report.