loose order
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Their stories, in loose order of departure, present a kind of alternative history of the Musk takeover and a broad view of his digital carnage.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2023
The Volscians had considerably the advantage in numbers: accordingly, they entered into battle in loose order, and in a spirit of contempt.
From Roman History, Books I-III by Livius, Titus
On their perceiving the British fleet, they bore down in loose order, but soon after hauled again to the wind, and began to form in order of battle.
From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Fortunately Hill and Lacey prevailed, word was sent to the mountaineers, and the Flint Hill bands marched in loose order to join them at the Cowpens.
From The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 by Roosevelt, Theodore
Barely a mile were they from the hill, he said, and coming on quickly in loose order.
From A Thane of Wessex by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
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