in order
Example Sentences
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The astronauts have had geology training in order to be able to photograph and describe lunar features, including ancient lava flows and impact craters.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
His shirt listed five priorities, in order: Affordability, good experience, safety, peanuts, fan surveys.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
That means that employers don’t need to create as many jobs as they used to in order to keep the unemployment rate steady.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“It’s the job of the Pentagon to make preparations in order to give the Commander in Chief maximum optionality,” she said in a statement to The Washington Post.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Those were her exact words, and it was the exact words of the curse upon the Ashtons that the fortune.teller had to know in order to undo it—or attempt to, at least.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.