be orderly

Example Sentences

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When it comes, that transition will be orderly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

In that worldview, children are expected to "conform to in-group norms, be obedient, be orderly, be disciplined."

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2024

"But if there is a settlement, that won't be the case ... Any changes to Binance would be orderly."

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2023

“This is what the Fed wants, but it needs to be orderly to avoid an increase in recession risks,” said Ryan Sweet, a senior economist at Moody’s Analytics in West Chester, Pa.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022

I thought at first I’d sort them out by type, because I like things to be orderly.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones