out of order

Example Sentences

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"This bill doesn't just create problems... it throws our lives out of order completely," said PhD scholar Vaibhav Das, who identifies as non‑binary.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

He created that, through him being out of order to one or two of the lads.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

We were shooting everything out of order, so we also had to keep track of what was going where.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

"There was no announcement whatsoever to tell us to get back on the train. It was very out of order," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

Lorch, for instance, once reedited an episode of Sesame Street so that certain key scenes of some of the sketches were out of order.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell