excellent order
Example Sentences
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The Rev. John Morgan was master of the nest, which his step-mother kept in excellent order and ruled with an active rod.
From Old Kensington by Thackeray, Miss
There was one exception to the rule of no repairs in Mr. Sleaford's establishment, the locks were all kept in excellent order.
From The Doctor's Wife by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
The Fifth advanced in excellent order, sweeping round Pickett's left flank, and falling on his rear.
From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton
They saw the glare of the camp-fires and moved more slowly, with greater caution, in excellent order, until they had all but surrounded the bad-medicine camp-ground.
From The Red Mustang by Stoddard, William O.
Everything about his house and estate was in excellent order.
From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie
