be orderly
Example Sentences
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When it comes, that transition will be orderly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
"MINUSMA's drawdown must be orderly and responsible, prioritizing the safety and security of peacekeepers and Malians."
From Reuters • Jun. 19, 2023
The unwinding of all of this might not be orderly, and could have significant geopolitical consequences.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2022
Things that were beautiful were understood to be orderly, in harmony, balanced, proportionate to themselves and generally integrated into a world that was either man-made or served man’s purposes.
From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2021
“We have to be orderly there and not act like idiots. We took our stuff already. And Will caught three jellyfish at the big beach and also a dead crab. Will you come see them?”
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
