be ordered
Example Sentences
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“Exactly what their roles will be and how things will be ordered, I don’t know right now.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
"It is time for Whitehall to accept that growth cannot be ordered from the top down - it can only be nurtured from the bottom up," Burnham said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The verdict in the class action securities lawsuit means the world's richest person could be ordered to pay billions of dollars, according to damages calculated by jurors.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
In-state refineries would no doubt be ordered to make a priority of producing jet fuel for the military, but then shortages of gasoline and jet fuel for commercial airlines would ensue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
I was big enough to be ordered around like an unpaid servant.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
