ordering

Example Sentences

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So when, at the first eat-in, at the Sands that February, the children defaulted to ordering hamburgers, Duncan barked to the waiters: “No, they do not want hamburgers. They want steak and lobster.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The High Court on Tuesday extended the suspension, ordering the government to disclose the details of the proposed Ebola facility.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Companies that make memory chips and equipment—Micron, Western Digital, Teradyne —could see a dramatic drop in demand and price if customers stop ordering chips, making the supply look too big.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The move backfired on Nexstar as a federal judge in Northern California issued a preliminary injunction, ordering Nexstar to halt the Tegna consolidation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

And he refrained for the moment from ordering further offensives.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman