How to Use order in a Sentence

order

1 of 2 verb
  • The soldiers were ordered back to the base.
  • The judge ordered that the charges be dismissed.
  • The shirt you ordered should arrive in the mail in a couple of days.
  • To order, call the number at the bottom of your screen.
  • The court threw out the conviction and ordered a new trial.
  • Order now and receive a free gift!
  • They ordered everyone out of the house.
  • I ordered the books from the company's website.
  • He was accused of ordering the murder of his wife.
  • Because of this, each couch is made to order and could take a few months to arrive.
    Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2023
  • After their jail terms are over, they have been ordered to pay a $2,500 fine.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 11 May 2023
  • Schupp was ordered to have no contact with the school district.
    Molly Walsh | Mwalsh@cleveland.com, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
  • He is ordered held at the Lake County Jail without bail.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
  • This late in the game, many people don't want to order eclipse glasses online.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The man had an open bottle of alcohol in the car, and the officers ordered him out of the car and patted him down.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Diners do need to order it 48 hours in advance, though.
    Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The taproom is pet friendly, with a variety of beers and the option to order food from the nearby 317 BBQ.
    Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 2 June 2023
  • Customers can grab four 86-cent dozens in the store or in the drive-thru but only one 86-cent dozen when ordering online.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • She was ordered to pay a $650 fine and released on probation.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The army mobilized search and rescue teams, and the king ordered water, food rations and shelters to be sent to those who lost homes.
    Sam Metz and Mosa'ab Elshamy, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • If the French design house’s bags are out of your budget, order this leather wallet that has the iconic LV monogram look.
    redbookmag.com, 12 May 2023
  • So the Israeli defense minister ordered a complete siege of the Gaza Strip.
    Abc News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The Supreme Court has ordered the government to present a new proposal for more equal service.
    Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Fox is ordering up two more helpings of Next Level Chef.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2023
  • Prices for limited service restaurants, where customers order at a counter, were up 6.4% for the year.
    Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • On a blustery Thursday, Hamm and Osceola arrived at Brix, ordered, then sat and ate in the dining room.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Evacuations also spread to Corfu, where 2,000 were ordered out Monday as the fire raged in the northeast end of the island.
    USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • Murphy ordered Bellows to wait and issue a new ruling after the Supreme Court decides the Colorado case.
    Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The judge ordered Argote to pay $1,120 a month in child support and banned him from entering the family’s home, according to the judgment.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The box must be ordered from the website or the app from participating US locations.
    Julia Gomez, The Courier-Journal, 9 Jan. 2024
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order

2 of 2 noun
  • The mayor gave an order to evacuate the city.
  • Failing to comply with an order will result in the loss of your job.
  • That's an order, not a request!
  • She received an order to appear in court.
  • The city was evacuated by order of the mayor.
  • They can't close down the school without an order from the governor's office.
  • I'm not taking orders from you! You're not my boss.
  • They had trouble filling large customer orders.
  • It's not his fault. He was only following orders.
  • The store received an order for 200 roses this morning.
  • From there, the batting order turned over, and the Dodgers’ big bats came through.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
  • Once locked, the filmmaker plans to shoot the project quick order.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The tailor rushed the order and finished the dress in about a week for an extra $650.
    Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
  • This is the area to visit in order to soak in the city's vibrant Asian culture.
    Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2023
  • In a second order, the same OAH judge rescinded the fine.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 16 May 2023
  • Keep the faith and root down into the depth of your very being in order to get yourself there.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2023
  • To get the deal, orders must be placed online or through the Arby's app with any purchase.
    The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The state's request to the Supreme Court comes after the three judges refused to put their order on hold as the state appeals.
    CBS News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • To work the bar in these moments was its own game of skill: scan the front row of faces, memorize an order, tune out the jeers from the back.
    Hazlitt, 21 June 2023
  • In a brief order, the high court directed Trump’s lawyers to respond by Dec. 20 to Smith’s petition to hear the case.
    Jess Bravin, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Customers simply drop a pin on a map in the app and the order will be delivered to that location.
    Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 21 June 2023
  • The grocery store has made changes to its operation over the years in order to stay in business.
    Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 28 May 2023
  • Then Wallace put the passenger in the backseat of her squad car in order to separate the two.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
  • Though the small-batch label has a handful of orders on hand, the magic lies in creating a one-of-a-kind piece alongside James.
    Cortne Bonilla, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Aug. 2023
  • King Herod of Judea, learning of the birth of a rival, orders that all male children under 2 be killed: the Slaughter of the Innocents.
    Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • That’s where Tony, then 17, and Josephine, 18, met — Josephine helping the kitchen staff, Tony taking phone orders for delivery.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
  • In his order, Hittner agreed with those who filed the lawsuit that the new law violates their First Amendment rights.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Real officers break down a door, barking orders at a man asleep on a couch.
    Jake Offenhartz, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
  • In order for the film and the interviews that came about, Sav had to be extremely vulnerable and open.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
  • Ford will start taking orders for it and other 2024 editons of the EV later this winter.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2024

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