Verb They ordered everyone out of the house. The soldiers were ordered back to the base. “Stop! Drop your weapon!” ordered the officer. The court threw out the conviction and ordered a new trial. The judge ordered that the charges be dismissed. He was accused of ordering the murder of his wife. I ordered the books from the company's website. The shirt you ordered should arrive in the mail in a couple of days. To order, call the number at the bottom of your screen. Order now and receive a free gift!Noun That's an order, not a request! Failing to comply with an order will result in the loss of your job. She received an order to appear in court. They can't close down the school without an order from the governor's office. The mayor gave an order to evacuate the city. It's not his fault. He was only following orders. I'm not taking orders from you! You're not my boss. The city was evacuated by order of the mayor. The store received an order for 200 roses this morning. They had trouble filling large customer orders. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
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Long-sleeve shirts will be available to order until September 30.cleveland, 19 Sep. 2022 The Parole Board could release him, delay consideration for years or order him to serve the rest of his life in prison. Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Sep. 2022 Federal prosecutors had requested Shubb to order Papini, a mother of two, to serve her sentence in prison but asked for only eight months. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2022 Otto surmised that to both avoid war and cement her power, Rhaenyra would order Alicent and Viserys' children executed. Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2022 And on private property, an officer who decides someone is interfering or the area is unsafe can order the person to stop filming even if the recording is being made with the owner’s permission. Bob Christie, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2022 Some hard-line Russian politicians and military bloggers have lamented manpower shortages and urged the Kremlin to follow Ukraine's example and order broad mobilization to beef up the ranks.Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022 Emomali Rakhmon agreed to order a ceasefire and troop pullback at a regional summit in Uzbekistan, Japarov's office said. Reuters, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022 Individual transit agencies in L.A. County could still choose to order their own mask mandates.Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022
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The crisp dialogue defines characters in short order; the parts are uniformly well cast and played, and even the minor roles feel full-bodied. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 In short order, the two become allies, hunting together. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 By contrast, if Herro was deemed too valuable to be packaged along with other assets this summer, then that commitment could, in short order, be shown with a nine-figure contract commitment. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 And after a slow start, the federal government has now doled out approximately 800,000 vaccine vials, with a heady supply arriving in short order. Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022 In chronological order, here are the games in which the visiting school could earn a big win in addition to a seven-figure boon. Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 Once Watkins returned for the fifth, three more runs scored in short order, ending Baltimore’s streak of quality starts at five games. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2022 In chronological order, here are the 27 best horror movies of the '90s. Lea Anderson, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 The financial services industry also relies on GNSS time-stamping to place all of its interactions in chronological order, for regulatory oversight.WIRED, 27 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from ordre, noun
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French ordre, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin ordin-, ordo ecclesiastical order, from Latin, arrangement, group, class; akin to Latin ordiri to lay the warp, begin