Sentence examples for ordering back from inspiring English sources

"It's all a little like King Canute sitting on the seashore ordering back the waves.

She was ordering back the horde of reporters that was pressing close to Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel.

A24 Former Soldiers Resist Call-Ups The Army is encountering resistance from thousands of former soldiers it is ordering back to military work -- some of whom say they have not trained, held a gun, worn a uniform or even gone for a jog in years -- complicating its efforts to fill gaps among the regular troops.

After ordering back copies and a book on operating vending machines, I was prepared for the Antares presentation.

After ordering back copies of trade pub- lications and a book on operating vending machines, I was prepared for the presentation Antares wanted to make to me.

You can choose your metaphor here, folks, either one of sticking their heads in the sand, or perhaps of King Canute ordering back the tides.

For the first time since the Vietnam War, the Army is facing the possibility of ordering back-to-back combat tours, commanders say.

He was ordered back to the front.

In 1720 Carlo Ambrogio Mezzabarba, another legate, was ordered back home by the emperor.

A colleague who suffered a late miscarriage was ordered back to work within three days.

South Korean officials say he was ordered back home on around December 6th.