How to Use sequence in a Sentence

sequence

1 of 2 noun
Definition of sequencenext
Synonyms for sequencenext
  • He listened to the telephone messages in sequence.
  • I enjoyed the movie's opening sequence.
  • That whole sequence to me was kind of a blur, the catch, the run.
    — Dan Woike, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Dec. 2017
  • At the end of the sequence, the ego prevails and stands tall over the shadows.
    — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Teen Vogue: The video feels a bit like a dream sequence.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Teen Vogue, 11 Oct. 2018
  • One field lists the sequence of events leading to the death.
    — Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The movie opens with a fake-out dream sequence, for starters.
    — Kate Knibbs, Wired, 6 Oct. 2020
  • By the time the fifth episode starts with a chase sequence set to Swedish punk band Alle!
    — Joshua Alston, Variety, 30 Nov. 2022
  • There are two choreographed sequences in the movie, and the first is quick.
    — Debra Levine, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Here's a sequence of events in leading to this point in the life of the 3-year-old horse.
    — Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 2 June 2021
  • The first time, the phones run through the same sequence of apps, loading each app for the first time.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Talk about the opening sequence, the fever dream that just drops us in.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 July 2022
  • As many guessed, Jack returned to the show as part of a dream sequence.
    — Jamie Ballard, Good Housekeeping, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The way that Scott, Foy and Bell play these sequences hit home, in every sense of the phrase.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The one scene that sorta made it into the episode was the sauna sequence.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Dixon moved into the lead in the latter stages of the race but was out of pit sequence.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2021
  • The most precise pianism of the sequence is also the most stiff.
    — Matthew Guerrieri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The goal was set up after a ridiculous sequence near the box.
    — Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, 11 July 2018
  • This game changed on a four-play sequence in the third quarter.
    — Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2020
  • This sequence of events could lead to problems for the couple down the road.
    — Eileen Reslen, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2018
  • Because the film was shot in sequence, the rape scene loomed over her for the entire shoot.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2020
  • So choose your genre, melt the butter, and let the title sequence roll.
    — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Snow has a sequence of photos in his office of the play.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2021
  • The sequence needed to hint at what was going to happen in the film.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Nov. 2021
  • What inspired you to stage that sequence of events in that way?
    — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The sequence of names on the ballot differs state by state too.
    — Anne Quito, Quartz, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The new sequence is one of the most complete maps of a plant’s genetics.
    — Karen Weintraub, sacbee, 11 May 2018
  • This process often changes the letter sequence at the site.
    — The Economist, 22 July 2017
  • Pasher set King up with a square ball out wide to begin the sequence.
    — Kevin Johnston, The Indianapolis Star, 30 July 2020
  • What were some sequences or scenes from the season that brought the character to life for you?
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 25 May 2023
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sequence

2 of 2 verb
  • In high school, boys and girls have their DNA sequenced.
    — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2019
  • Last month, researchers were even able to sequence the DNA of a man who died in the city.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2022
  • And likewise, a Story is not about the things sequenced in the story.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 3 May 2018
  • The team took samples of her tumors and sequenced their DNA.
    — NBC News, 4 June 2018
  • The first human genome that was sequenced took 13 years and $2.7 billion.
    — Lucinda Robb, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2020
  • In 2015, Albertin led a team that sequenced the first genome of a cephalopod.
    — Fox News, 17 Jan. 2020
  • In any case, this was enough for the researchers to decide to sequence the genome of Denisova 11.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2018
  • The first human genome took over a decade to sequence at a cost of about a billion dollars.
    — Alex Knapp, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Both lived around the same time so pre-date most of the Neanderthals whose genomes have been sequenced to date.
    — Fox News, 26 June 2019
  • From that tree, researchers were able to pull out the woman whose DNA had been sequenced.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2018
  • At the moment, the fastest the institute’s sequencing lab can go is 37 hours.
    — Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Feb. 2018
  • Rather, what is likely to slow things down is the gathering of the samples to be sequenced.
    — The Economist, 23 Jan. 2018
  • The remaining species would be sequenced, in less detail still, over the final four years of the project.
    — The Economist, 23 Jan. 2018
  • The researchers then sent the fluid in which the embryos grew, plus the embryos themselves, to be sequenced.
    — Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 24 June 2019
  • Positive samples are sent to the state lab to sequence for the variant.
    — Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Golden Gate plans to adapt and sequence the lectures for the degrees.
    — Lindsay Ellis, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Ever since his work on HGP, he’s been trying to sequence the rest of us.
    — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2019
  • Researchers worked quickly to sequence the virus and learn more about it.
    — Shraddha Chakradhar, STAT, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Labs therefore have to take an extra step and sequence the virus to find this variant.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The ease with which consumers can now get their genes sequenced has had a few tricky consequences.
    — Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2020
  • For a period of time, the games have sequenced really well for him.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2019
  • As more species—both present and past—get their genomes sequenced, researchers can start to find even more patterns like these.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 10 Apr. 2019
  • These three samples were used to sequence the highland wild dogs’ genomes.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Sep. 2020
  • These were similar to the machines used in China to sequence the virus for the first time, six months before.
    — New York Times, 25 Mar. 2021
  • One of the most challenging regions to sequence in the human genome is centromeres.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2021
  • Dinsdale says the device can fill a big gap in our knowledge—only five shark genomes in the world have been sequenced to date.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, National Geographic, 15 Apr. 2019
  • The fight sequences with Mr. Freeze, that’s very much for the middle-aged generation of Batman fans, and then a bunch of stuff in there for the kids as well.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The virus was characterized quickly and sequenced in less than a month.
    — Michael Specter, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Since 1999, researchers have tried to sequence the genome of the Tasmanian tiger.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Rollin makes the cemetery seem like an expansive maze, sequencing shots in such a way that one has no sense of the layout.
    — Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 1 Mar. 2018

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