How to Use in order in a Sentence
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These refugees often had to adopt new roles in order to survive.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
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Does this team need to make the playoffs again in order for it to be deemed a success?
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
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Adjustable-rate mortgages could rise in order to price in a Fed hike.
—Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
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And what does my timing need to be in order to prevent pet suffering?
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 29 July 2026
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At least five council members must support the project in order for it to be approved.
—Taylor O'Connor 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
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Dustin Arnold, were racing as fast as 120 mph in order to get to the scene.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
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However, some folks may forgo those events in order to use fireworks.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 1 July 2026
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And so generally that’s our best for us, in order to be profitable, to get the wood to the mill.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026
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Chris Hansen has not seen Primetime, and has no plans to sign anything in order to do so.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
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That other families don’t have to pay the price of losing someone in order to learn.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
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With more time on your hands, an inventory of your medicine cabinet may be in order.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
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When the first place beauty queen commits suicide, her best friend, in order to win the pageant, starts to wear the dead friend’s face.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 July 2026
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That problem has taken on a unique approach from Parker in order to solve.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
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Other borrowers may choose to refinance in order to pay off loans faster.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
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Lindell has long denied that and said his residency is in order.
—Dana Ferguson, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
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The actor lost weight in order to portray Odysseus in The Odyssey.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
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Just be sure to take the time to shop around for rates and accounts in order to boost your chances of finding the most profitable option.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
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There are no drive modes to choose from, no touchscreen to poke around on in order to get everything set up properly.
—Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
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That's a process that's probably started months ago of what to do and how to do it properly in order to vote.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
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Surely no one would claim that Shudder to Think ever played it safe in order to get paid.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
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Life doesn’t have to happen in order Housing and work aren’t the only pieces moving around.
—Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
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And sometimes women have to find ways to get out of situations in order to save themselves.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 July 2026
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The rescuers had to wait for conditions to improve in order to move people out safely.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
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Photos have begun to leak off the film set, so some friendly speculation feels in order.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
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Obtaining a visa in order to seek asylum is fraud — which is grounds for visa revocation.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
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Navarro recommends the camp to others in order to not feel singled out and said sometimes at school he gets teased.
—Madeline Burke, CBS News, 30 July 2026
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So, in order to make an extreme contact point work, the batter has to be able to discern balls and strikes really well.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
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But the contractor had to do multiple rounds of testing in order to find a third type of coating that would seal the joints.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
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The jockeys take on months of intensive training in order to ride in the Ladies’ Race.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
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However, figs in the wild do need pollination in order to produce fruit.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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