custom-order
Americanverb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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"Even before the Chicken Big Mac sandwich debuted across the pond, clever 'hackers' — people who either custom-order off fast-food menus or order multiple items and mash them together themselves — were already enjoying it," Emily Heil wrote in The Post.
From Salon
Marx said one possible advantage for Kraemer is that it will custom-order “super plasticizing, self-consolidating concrete,” so the high-rise bridge won’t have to compete with other projects needing standard concrete.
From Seattle Times
Nine years after opening his first salon in 1950, Cardin broke with the custom-order clothing tradition and styled a ready-to-wear collection for Printemps, a Paris department store.
From Los Angeles Times
Nine years later he broke with the custom-order clothing tradition and styled a ready-to-wear collection for Printemps, a Paris department store.
From Los Angeles Times
He first got into the ready-to-wear business to help finance his custom-order collections.
From Los Angeles Times
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