Example Sentences

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I have ordered protein powder in America that took longer to arrive than the entire Maltese national election took to occur.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

The judges have ordered detainees immediately released on the condition that they continue to appear in immigration court and stay in contact with the government.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

But in a subsequent post-match interview he accepted that he should not have ordered his team off the field and he had reacted "in the heat of the moment".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

"Their networks from overseas have ordered them to carry out activities on a small scale, which is different from before," Chhay Sinarith told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

“You had this morning a breakfast which you could not eat; you must be hungry:—I have ordered that a lunch of bread and cheese shall be served to all.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë