excellent order

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Presently a phalanx of men, marching in excellent order and at a rapid pace, resolved from the dust and passed the house of the high-priest.

From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Potter, Margaret Horton

The pieces thus borrowed were eighteen pounders, all in excellent order and well mounted on suitable carriages.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 by

The attacking columns moved in excellent order over the field swept by the guns of the fort, and even received the canister without staggering.

From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton

The Fifth advanced in excellent order, sweeping round Pickett's left flank, and falling on his rear.

From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton

Convinced by this last argument, I made my way back to the street; and as I passed the Lawrence grounds I was impressed again by their extent and excellent order.

From That Affair at Elizabeth by Stevenson, Burton Egbert