order around

Example Sentences

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Residents also reported receiving an email alert for the shelter-in-place order around 12:35 a.m. from the city’s Emergency Management Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

But the ability to order around AI agents with plain language makes it possible for even the technically non-proficient to do mischief.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

The House and Senate gaveled to order around noon Monday for a 14-week session with a relatively modest agenda.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Amid dissatisfaction with the prevailing world order, around 40 nations have expressed interest in joining the group, to make it a champion of the "Global South".

From Reuters • Aug. 21, 2023

In a house where there was little money and little food, your power was derived from who you could order around.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride