ordering

Example Sentences

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"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

But Drake said she worked out a way to juggle the ordering process to allow more time without throwing the whole project off schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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

Surprisingly, instead of ordering their men to rush the barn and take Booth, they first sent an unarmed civilian to disarm him.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson