Collocations for "sequence"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sequence" in context.
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sequence
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is [slightly, completely] out of sequence
- [done, read, played] in sequence
- arrange the [cards, numbers, events] in sequence
- a [time, digital, numerical, mathematical, grammatical, molecular] sequence
- a sequence of [shapes, events, patterns, steps, characters]
- a sequence of [ten] [shapes]
- [mapping, genetic, DNA, coding] sequence
- the [complete, exact, original, base, following] sequence
- [word, verb, adjective, sentence] sequence
- [learn, study, teach] sentence sequence
- made a mistake with the sequence of tenses
- [know, understand] the Fibonacci sequence
- a [three] -card sequence
- in the [final, last] sequence of the movie
- the movie's [opening, closing] sequence
- sequence [events, scenes]
- sequence [proteins, clones, chains, DNA]
- sequence [music, loops, chords]
- sequence them in order from [largest to smallest, a to z]
- sequence it to [determine, ensure, clarify, confirm]
- sequenced and [compared, contrasted, analysed]
- sequence [analysis, alignment, similarity]
'sequence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
do
- forward
- trigger
- wipe
- mysterious
- ordered
- predictable
- surprising
- unfortunate
- unprecedented
- unusual
- usual
- extraordinary
- latest