How to Use in order in a Sentence

in order

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  • However, some folks may forgo those events in order to use fireworks.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The jockeys take on months of intensive training in order to ride in the Ladies’ Race.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • The new round of funding also requires cities and counties to provide a local match in order to receive the funds.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Some have called for the county to issue bonds, Abarca said, in order to pay homeowners back in lump sums up front.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • But the Dodgers offense didn’t muster a comeback, as the top of the batting order went down in order with two runners on.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Perhaps the most impressive aspect, however, is the lengths staff go to in order to make sure no one misses their flight.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • What findings or studies were used or relied upon by the city in order to enact the ordinance on this basis?
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 July 2026
  • The mother’s job is done, and in order to make the product shelf-stable and safe, it’s poured into bottles, sealed and pasteurized.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • Alvarez went 5⅔ innings for his longest outing in the majors, allowed just four hits and retired the side in order in three of his innings.
    — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 8 July 2026
  • Concentrating power in order to pursue one faction’s idea of justice?
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • So in order to bring in the 33-year old, the Pacers needed to make another move that lowered their total team salary.
    — Tony East, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • My lab studies how to program cells in order to better understand their behavior and ultimately use them as medicine.
    — Tara Deans, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • Platner has until July 13 to drop out in order for the party to select a new nominee.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 8 July 2026
  • But even if that route is taken, the Pacers would still have to make a waiver or cost-cutting move at some point before opening night in order to duck the first apron.
    — Tony East, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Assuming that your broker is right and her financials were in order, then something might have happened during the interview process.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 1 July 2026
  • Consumers are not being asked to leave the emotional energy of Wimbledon in order to transact.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Once the efficacy of those ideas is proven by a startup, capital is needed to upscale in order to realize that potential.
    — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Michael Rucker pitched a scoreless eighth for the Mariners, and Andrés Muñoz set the Angels down in order in the ninth.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • There are often fewer international flights to begin with, meaning airlines don’t need to make as many changes to capacity in order to have full flights.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • The establishment voluntarily closed for a time in order to fix the violations.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • Currently, initiative petitions require a statewide majority (50% of the vote plus one) in order to pass.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • As agents have become increasingly popular, users have expressed concerns about the broad permissions that often need to be granted to them in order to be effective.
    — Samantha Elkins, NBC news, 7 July 2026
  • Lanes are closed each night in order for work to be completed but are re-opened in time for morning traffic, though drivers may encounter temporary lane adjustments or rough surfaces throughout the day.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Amendments placed on the ballot by the General Assembly would still only have to receive a simple majority statewide in order to pass.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • Mock says to opt for products specific to your particular type of fabric or upholstery (for example, leather cleaner or suede cleaner) in order to keep them protected while also cleaning.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
  • The doctrine calls for the use of rapid and disproportionate force in order to establish deterrence, place pressure on decision-makers, and minimize the period of combat.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026
  • Professors are discouraged from assigning books, supposedly in order to lower students’ financial burden, even as the school has raised various other fees.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Board chairs need to be competent, courageous and lead with integrity to protect individual board members in order to fulfill the fiduciary duties and provide value to the shareholders.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • However, the bill was so contentious that in order to squeak it through, legislators stuffed it full of carve-outs and exemptions, allowing cities to delay implementation by passing their own plans to add density.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Born with cerebral palsy, he's required to undergo different kinds of occupational and physical therapy weekly in order to improve his quality of life.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 2 July 2026

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