established order
Example Sentences
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Six, five and four minutes on the clock and Hearts were winning the league, smashing to smithereens that established order; history-makers, epoch definers.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
A newer, flashier toy posing a threat to the established order has been a running theme of the “Toy Story” franchise from the very beginning.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
"There has always been this illusion of an established order in skating. But it's just an illusion," he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Just as against Liverpool in August and Arsenal in September, Newcastle conceded a stoppage-time sucker punch against a member of the established order at home.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
Just as in Iraq after Saddam Hussein’s downfall, or as in Russia in the first days after the revolution, the evaporation of an established order left a power vacuum.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
