put out of order

Example Sentences

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It is strong, but it can be broken or put out of order.

From Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Big Woods by Nosworthy, Florence England

The machinery is very rough, and squeaks and groans in the loudest manner when it is at work; but it raises a great quantity of water, and is not easily put out of order.

From Chatterbox, 1906 by Clarke, J. Erskine (John Erskine)

Then to Mr. Evelyn's to discourse of our confounded business of prisoners, and sick and wounded seamen, wherein he and we are so much put out of order.

From The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Braybrooke, Richard Griffin, Baron

Was the turret gear put out of order?

From My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form by Palmer, Frederick

An unskilful oiler may cause a hot bearing that will slow down a battleship, and put out of order the column of a squadron; a signalman's mistake may throw a fleet into confusion.

From The Navy as a Fighting Machine by Fiske, Bradley A. (Bradley Allen)