Marc packed the lions to camp in short order, and, quoting Jones, "without turning a hair.
Either the lioness had been much weakened or choked, or Jones had unusual luck, for we muzzled her and tied up her paws in short order.
If I had taken the right-hand fork of the canyon, which was really Beaver Dam Canyon, we would have gotten back to camp in short order.
This inspired a black horse, very appropriately christened Nigger, to try his luck, and he shifted his pack in short order.
Griffin pressed him so hard there, however, that he had to give way in short order, and many of his men, with three pieces of artillery, fell into the hands of Crawford while on his circuitous march.
There I became very strong by constant swimming and starving,--Japanese diet takes all the loose flesh from a man in short order.
If the quarrel with Spain does nothing else, perhaps it will stir up the American people to make a good-sized navy in short order.
Otherwise he is likely to exhaust every motive in short order, to the same extent that he depends on outer influence.
Ike showered me with cinches and in short order I was down with Bennings fever.
He flashed a line of hot illusions that had them groggy in short order.
I've got a scheme cooking that will put you and me all to the splendid in short order.
We arrived after dark and threw the place into a panic of fear, but Monsieur Francqui soon reassured everybody, and the place was lighted up and placed at our disposal in short order.
We tumbled through a hasty bath and got down to dinner in short order.
He appeared in short order, clicked his heels, and inquired whether we had come in regard to the matter of telegrams.
Despatched my business with him in short order, to my complete satisfaction.
I managed to hit my adversary two or three solid blows which weakened his hold somewhat, otherwise I would have been strangled in short order, and then I fought as I never did before, but sadly at a disadvantage, as can be imagined.
We'll run across him some day; but jest now its our duty to get up the river in short order.
At last we got through the fence, and at once struck a pace for the woods, which would have carried us to Iowa in short order if we could have kept it up.
All was confusion in short order, and it is needless to say that our party left for a better neighborhood.
He thinks they ought to use the old Braddock road and polish up the Frenchmen in short order.
Dave devoured his supper in short order, telling all he had to relate at the same time.
The Dutch trapper was also awake in short order, and Henry followed.
If you don't give us what's coming to us, you'll get into trouble in short order.
Then he proceeded to strike Tommy out in short order.
It will be all over in short order in case you or your captain pulls the team off the field.
Boxer, and drawing forth a hunting knife, he put the caribao out of his misery in short order.
Do you know that they shoot spies--and do it in short order, too?
Jones found a purchaser in short order at two-thirds of the face value--themselves.
When we secure him we then wind up Mr. Hall's affairs in short order.
If you don't you will certainly go to jail, and in short order.
Before we made our painful way to the stairs, Miss Plympton disappeared into the office, and then Mary and Dee picked me up bodaciously, making a chair with their hands, and they got me up to 117 in short order.
The ice cream was usually cut in very slim slices and the cake was served in mere sample sizes, so I thought when the big ball was over I could gather a few chosen spirits and we could dispose of Mammy Susan's box in short order.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "short order" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
