ordering

Example Sentences

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Several executives said the latest round of Barnes & Noble layoffs sacrificed years of institutional knowledge and led to confusion regarding the ordering process.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

"Initially it was a novelty, so we were ordering everything under the sun," he says.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The mechanics were straightforward: Set bail at an amount the defendant cannot pay and the result is the same as ordering detention outright.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

It is hard to imagine a state ordering a rerunning of primaries under new districts to gut old Section 2 districts.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

In a normal world, Dad would be ordering a double pastrami on rye while I got the ham and cheese with no tomato, no onion, and no lettuce.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller