put in order
Example Sentences
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“Explicit effort needs to be put in order to curtail it.”
From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2023
The helicopters broadcast messages in the Huitoto language recorded by the children's grandmother urging them to stop moving and stay put in order to give the army a better chance of finding them.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2023
He said an announcement of the death had been delayed while matters involving Mr. Anger’s estate were being put in order.
From New York Times • May 24, 2023
The president said he had "put in order" Mexico's relations with the United States.
From Reuters • Apr. 21, 2022
Sam was right, the books desperately needed to be sorted, listed, and put in order, but that was no task for stewards who could neither read nor write.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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