out of order

Example Sentences

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Zimmer: And you’re doing it out of order, so you’re like, “Wait, I’m playing the end before I’ve even played the beginning, but I don’t even know what my beginning is.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

After a missed match dart by Van Veen, the pair exchanged a frosty handshake and the Dutchman said Littler "was out of order" at what he perceived to be a celebration at the miss.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

"Just because we are at home, taking anything for granted is bang out of order."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

But two of them had been out of order "for some time", the probe showed.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

The Pac-Man game’s monitor was dark, and there was an out of order sign taped to it.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline