order of things
Example Sentences
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This restless drive to find the underlying order of things, whether of a mountain range or a Gothic vault, is the key to the whole exhibition, and to Viollet-le-Duc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
The offer made her cry, both because it was so kind and because she felt it was the wrong order of things.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 19, 2025
Sometimes a checklist is helpful to know the order of things.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2024
They had heard the commotion but continued with their work as if, two years and thousands of deaths into the war, it was all part of the normal order of things.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2024
This new order of things disgusted him, and he howled dismally for ‘Marmar’, as his angry passions subsided, and recollections of his tender bondwoman returned to the captive autocrat.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
