out of order
Example Sentences
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The Sun splashes on Jarell Quansah, who has received a two-match ban at the World Cup, describing it as "out of order".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
On Monday Mr. Khanna’s amendment was ruled out of order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Zimmer: And you’re doing it out of order, so you’re like, “Wait, I’m playing the end before I’ve even played the beginning, but I don’t even know what my beginning is.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who has acted as a referee in the upper chamber of US Congress since 2012, deemed the provision out of order on Saturday, Democrats said.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
All our things were so out of order, out of place, though the phone was hooked up.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
