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

in (good) working order/condition

idiom

• 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
• Vamp up beds with a fresh coat of stain and make sure everything is in good working order.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Go through athletic gear and keep items that are used often and donate old ones in working order.
  — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2024
• Coils tend to last far longer than the top layers, so the intent was for people to salvage the part of the mattress that was still in working order and toss the layers that no longer served them.
  — Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
• Make sure your tire pressure, car battery, oil levels, and windshield wipers are in working order.
  — Allie Volpe, Vox, 4 Aug. 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024