How to Use in (good) working order/condition in a Sentence

in (good) working order/condition

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  • Knowing your car is in working order helps prepare you to avoid any unexpected delays or stops.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Without the current in working order, temperatures could plunge in the northern hemisphere and rise rapidly in the southern hemisphere.
    — Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Multiple accidental firearm discharge tests showed the firearm was in working condition, Johnson told the jury.
    — NBC News, 10 July 2024
  • Plug in each strand of lights to make sure all the bulbs are in working order.
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Please do them at venues with 100 people or less, get the joke in working order and then present it to me.
    — Kaitlin Stevens, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
  • To ensure yours have great light, make sure all of your bulbs are in working order.
    — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2022
  • That can be helpful, though the crux is that your smartphone needs to still be in working order.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Firearms had to be in working order, be unloaded and left in the trunk of a vehicle.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • But there have been a few rehearsals along the way to make sure that everything was in working order first.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 30 Dec. 2021
  • An instrument of such scale is hard to keep in working order.
    — Laura Preston, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The ship’s radio was in working order, and both men’s parachutes were untouched.
    — Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2022
  • While sharpening removes steel from the knife to create a new edge, honing realigns the wire in the edge of the blade to keep it in working order.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Ethan Duborow walked off the mound with one out remaining in the seventh inning to make sure his lungs were still in working order.
    — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 1 June 2021
  • Electric chainsaws require oil for the chain and bar to keep things in good working condition.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2023
  • Door and window screens should be in good working condition.
    — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Go through athletic gear and keep items that are used often and donate old ones in working order.
    — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The animatronics appeared in good working order and the dining room was clean and well taken care of.
    — Linze Rice, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Both love moist soil, which is another reason to keep your gutters in working order.
    — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 7 June 2021
  • The place came together quickly, acquired in working order from the Cohn Restaurant Group and in need of only light touches.
    — Bon Appétit, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Initial findings appear to show that smoke detectors in the home were not in working order and did not alert residents.
    — Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Setup only took 15 minutes for this desk to be in working condition.
    — Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
  • There were no injuries from this fire, but Neumann said smoke detectors and fire doors were in working order at the time and may have prevented injuries.
    — cleveland, 20 July 2023
  • Be sure to keep your vehicle in good working condition year-round by doing routine checks.
    — Dallas News, 20 Dec. 2022
  • And very few incentives exist to keep stations in working order.
    — John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 27 May 2023
  • Start the vehicle and pay attention to smoke, odd smells, or vibrations, and to make sure everything is in good working order.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Per the police incident report, both the property's and the neighbor's cameras were not in working order on the morning of the incident.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Together, these tricks will help keep your favorite shoes intact and your washer in working order.
    — Christopher Friedmann, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Their stroke of brilliance comes in profiling the handful of specialists who keep the instruments in working order.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
  • This damage might require extensive repairs or restorations to get the car in working order.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 15 Dec. 2022
  • After that came going through each online system to see what had been changed and making sure everything else was in working order.
    — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2023

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