How to Use organize in a Sentence

organize

verb
  • You need to learn to organize better.
  • The company has tried to prevent the workers from organizing.
  • She organized people to work for social justice.
  • His office is a mess. He needs someone to help him organize his work.
  • I spent some time organizing my closet last weekend.
  • We are organizing a fund-raiser.
  • They hired a professional to help organize their wedding.
  • He encouraged them to organize for social justice.
  • The players were organized into separate teams.
  • Here are the best ways to organize with trays around the home.
    — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
  • It’s not organized in the same way.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The songs are loosely organized around themes of loss and war.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 June 2026
  • The trip had been organized well in advance.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Plus, the packing cubes keep my bag organized.
    — Shalwah Evans, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • There’s talk of organizing more team-wide events on the road, such as a karaoke night.
    — Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The storage is great for keeping things organized and out of sight.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In fifth grade, our teacher organized our desks into pods of four.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
  • Users went back and forth about whether or not organizing in-person was worth the risk.
    — Madeleine May, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The group also organized around-the-clock staffing in case the bear entered one of the traps.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
  • Laura has a knack for making chaos look organized.
    — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Cars and drivers can be organized with little fuss.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Dozens of white binders are organized by last name, Alarcón to Zuñiga.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • The group in the state's 11th-largest city organized and grew in number.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
  • For short trips, keep your clothes, shoes, and toiletries organized with this weekender bag.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
  • To organize your work-in-progress plants, install some outdoor shelves.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The group has 311 members who have used the space to vent and organize.
    — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2022
  • All the parts are labeled and organized on the shop floor, ready for assembly.
    — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 21 July 2023
  • Keep bed sheet sets together and organize by bed size for easy access.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The workers believe they were fired for trying to organize a union.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
  • This one will hold and organize up to five bikes of all sizes, is easy to assemble, and is adjustable.
    — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 10 Sep. 2022

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