How do you use in order in a sentence?

In-order-to sentence example

You must release me in order to be free yourself!
To see if there’s something I can do in order to prevent the inevitable, of course.
The braids had to be untangled in order to shampoo the mud from her hair.
What had the two Deidres traded in order to be combined and let out of Hell?

When can I use in order to?

We use in order to with an infinitive form of a verb to express the purpose of something. It introduces a subordinate clause. It is more common in writing than in speaking: [main clause]Mrs Weaver had to work full-time [subordinate clause]in order to earn a living for herself and her family of five children.

What’s the difference between in order to and to?

in order to communicates purpose or intent rather than timing. You can simply use to instead, and your sentence will be correct, but in order to makes explicit the actor’s reasoning for performing the first action.

Do you have to say in order to?

Neither is ‘in order to’ more professional-sounding than ‘to’. The Cambridge Dictionary notes that the phrase ‘in order to’ is more common in writing than speaking, but as any professional writer will tell you, the best business writing is conversational. So write like you speak and ditch ‘in order to’ for ‘to’.

Is it wrong to use in order to?

“In order to” is superfluous and completely unnecessary, as it always should be. Just use “to” – it means exactly the same thing – always. Generalizations are always wrong.