How to Use chronology in a Sentence

chronology

noun
  • We tried to reconstruct the chronology of the accident.
  • The book provides a chronology of the events leading up to the American Civil War.
  • Here is a chronology of all of her hairstyles over the past dozen years.
    — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 24 Aug. 2017
  • So those were pulled out from the central spine that was the chronology.
    — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 27 May 2026
  • On the other end of the chronology, Lipo says his team has seen less push back.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 June 2020
  • Ahead of its fourth season, its chronology is best summed up by the boiling-frog myth.
    — Louis Staples, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s a chronology of some of the events that have rocked the company in the past six months.
    — John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • Even before the chronology starts to go haywire, the film has the mood of the past in its chilly bones.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 June 2026
  • But jumps in chronology do keep the actors guessing about when their big moments will be.
    — Jane Borden, HWD, 15 Mar. 2017
  • And the mix of theme and chronology sometimes feels better suited to the page than the stage.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Write out a chronology of what happened and who, if anyone, was a witness.
    — Gloria Allred, Marie Claire, 6 Feb. 2018
  • None of the works are dated, so no firm chronology is possible.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The film unfolds in five chapters from across five years of Agnes’ life, told out of chronology.
    — Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
  • But all the friendships in the book are based quite closely on real life and are close to the chronology of the events.
    — Tobias Grey, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Since the first movie, there have been eight more films released in the franchise, and the chronology is complex.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The chronology alone hints that something has destroyed the twins’ closeness.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Through wave after wave, the virus has compiled a merciless chronology of loss -- one by one by one.
    — Adam Geller, Chron, 14 Apr. 2022
  • But diehard fans will still want to watch it at least once to fully complete the Predator chronology.
    — Keith Langston, People.com, 6 June 2025
  • In fact, the chronology has really shifted one sign to the West.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 21 June 2018
  • With all the new content launched this year, the MCU chronology has changed.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 19 July 2021
  • Tuesday’s news conference revealed the chronology of the night of the killing.
    — Jess Nocera, baltimoresun.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The nine films are not being screened in order of release date, but rather by the chronology of the storyline.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
  • As a historian, the first thing is chronology.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The incident takes place midway through the chronology of the story, and the rest of the scene will play out later.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 June 2024
  • Routh had aimed at the agent who fired at him, Aronberg said; the exact chronology of what took place is still unclear.
    — Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
  • People talk about fertility curves, but less weight is given to the fact that the curve varies in terms of its chronology!
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2011
  • Post-recall, four fires have been reported in the past year, according to the chronology of events.
    — Sasha Richie, Car and Driver, 11 July 2022
  • At this point in the chronology of the outbreak, spread was entirely human-to-human.
    — Laurie Garrett, The New Republic, 2 Apr. 2020
  • The chronology of drunk to not drunk would be a funny Florence + the Machine playlist.
    — Vulture, 12 May 2022
  • The film’s chronology and historicity function much the same way.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026

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