order about
phrasal verb
ordered about; ordering about; orders about
chiefly British
: to give orders to (someone) : to tell (someone) what to do
You can't just come in here and start ordering people about.
Examples of order about in a Sentence
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In a trial setting, lawyers often have strict orders about what topics will be allowed to be discussed in front of the jury.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Customers receiving croquettes these days placed their orders about 10 years ago.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
Kishida ordered about 1,000 members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces to conduct rescue and relief operations and called for a swift response, especially for those buried under rubble.
—Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
Officials ordered about 4,000 residents in and around Aguanga to evacuate, though some orders were downgraded to evacuation warnings Wednesday afternoon.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered about 2,000 troops in the U.S. and elsewhere to be ready to head to the Middle East on 24 hours’ notice instead of the normal 96 hours.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2023
In the 1930s, the company developed the nation’s first four-engine bomber, and the federal government eventually ordered about 7,000 B-17s over the course of World War II.
—Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2023
Smith was taken to a hospital on Dwyer’s orders about three hours after being struck and returned to his cell later that day, then was transferred to the Macomb County Jail in the afternoon, Dwyer said.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
Typically, broadcast networks would order about 20 episodes for shows that would be worked on over 10 months.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
Allison Morrow, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Customers receiving croquettes these days placed their orders about 10 years ago.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
Kishida ordered about 1,000 members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces to conduct rescue and relief operations and called for a swift response, especially for those buried under rubble.
—Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
Officials ordered about 4,000 residents in and around Aguanga to evacuate, though some orders were downgraded to evacuation warnings Wednesday afternoon.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered about 2,000 troops in the U.S. and elsewhere to be ready to head to the Middle East on 24 hours’ notice instead of the normal 96 hours.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2023
In the 1930s, the company developed the nation’s first four-engine bomber, and the federal government eventually ordered about 7,000 B-17s over the course of World War II.
—Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2023
Smith was taken to a hospital on Dwyer’s orders about three hours after being struck and returned to his cell later that day, then was transferred to the Macomb County Jail in the afternoon, Dwyer said.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
Typically, broadcast networks would order about 20 episodes for shows that would be worked on over 10 months.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
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