How to Use sequential in a Sentence

sequential

adjective
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  • Put the cards in sequential order.
  • Among food items, the index for oil and fats recorded the largest sequential price hike, by 5.3% in March.
    — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2022
  • In a sequential lung transplant, the patient will rely on the use of one lung during the surgery.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 12 June 2020
  • Suppose West looks at his sequential club holding and leads the jack.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 18 June 2019
  • When golf is the subject, Devin Trusty doesn't believe in sequential progress.
    — Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 1 June 2017
  • Search revenue will be key—people will want to see sequential growth from the first quarter.
    — Bystephen Pastis, Fortune, 24 July 2023
  • This game took place in Chicago, but the Red Sox mirrored their opponents in playing the song in the sequential games.
    — Calum Trenaman, CNN, 19 June 2020
  • They’re all born male, but some turn into females (a process known as sequential hermaphroditism).
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Intel said sequential revenue growth would resume in the second half of the year.
    — Reuters, WIRED, 14 Apr. 1998
  • Still on a sequential basis, production increased for the first time in more than a year.
    — Austen Hufford, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2017
  • Moreover, in Hupp's dresser was a $100 bill that was a sequential match to four of the bills in Gumpenberger's pocket.
    — Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2021
  • The cover and some exclusive (non-sequential) pages from the book are shown below.
    — Graeme McMillan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Now using a single disc clutch and six gears in a sequential pattern.
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 30 July 2022
  • The therapy includes four sequential injections -- one in the back of both arms and two shots in the abdomen.
    — Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Could Chartier have invented the sequential turn signal or at the very least given Ford the idea for it?
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The Emira race car will come with a 6-speed sequential transmission from Xtrac and brake discs and calipers from Alcon.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Each of the moments described are self-contained and sequential.
    — Richard Malena, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2022
  • The journey challenge tasked the three guys to take 20 Survivor logos and place them in sequential order.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This translates into a sequential growth of at least 35%.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
  • At the beginning of each season, the Saints outline a series of sequential goals.
    — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 25 Dec. 2020
  • The midpoint of that outlook would represent a plunge of 24% from the first quarter, which would be Micron’s largest sequential drop in a decade.
    — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2018
  • The code is a 4-digit number with the first two numbers being the sequential week of the year and the last two being the manufacturing year.
    — Lindsey Murray, Good Housekeeping, 2 May 2017
  • The most daunting issue: fitting an engine and adapting it to the sequential transaxle.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Both proof-of-work and proof-of-stake systems rely on group action to order and safeguard a blockchain’s sequential record.
    — Allyson Versprille, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Don't use the last four digits of the card number or sequential and repeated numbers.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2024
  • The car wash model also was good for workers who are on the spectrum since the tasks are sequential and are repeated throughout the day.
    — Scott Luxor, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The app creates a sequential web address for each file that bounces through its servers, which means anyone can view those files at random.
    — Brian Barrett, Wired, 21 Nov. 2020
  • The starts are staggered, and the race is won based on time, so watch for boats passing one another or look for the sequential numbers on the bows to see who is winning.
    — Shannon Eblen, Philly.com, 23 Oct. 2017
  • The sequential gearbox will upshift with the accelerator floored, and the shift lights on the dash encourage the full use of the available rev range.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 1 June 2022
  • Players must go through sequential rounds to prepare meals as a team by cutting, skewering, plucking and whisking different ingredients to the beat.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024

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