How to Use chronology in a Sentence

chronology

noun
Definition of chronologynext
Synonyms for chronologynext
  • We tried to reconstruct the chronology of the accident.
  • The book provides a chronology of the events leading up to the American Civil War.
  • What followed was difficult to align into a neat chronology.
    — Benjamin Rachlin, New York Times, 12 July 2017
  • Dearborn takes the reader through a chronology of Hemingway’s life and work.
    — John Henry, star-telegram.com, 9 May 2017
  • The sediment trapped in the tube provides a clear chronology of the past, with layers of sand and mud being added over the millennia.
    — AL.com, 25 June 2017
  • The writers have to both compress and expand their storytelling to fit the limited chronology, making a lot and a little happen at once.
    — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 14 June 2017
  • For Les Choses, Sautet films the car crash in minute detail but incorporates it into a fractured chronology.
    — J.r. Jones, Chicago Reader, 19 July 2017
  • The timeline issue—in terms of chronology and compression—rather egregiously contradicts most of the entire Second Age, in fact.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • But as the Capitol’s website records, the chronology of the Declaration is a bit more complex than Jefferson recalled.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 4 July 2017
  • No chronology, no geography — except in incidental ways.
    — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 25 May 2017
  • Here is a chronology of all of her hairstyles over the past dozen years.
    — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 24 Aug. 2017
  • With all the new content launched this year, the MCU chronology has changed.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 19 July 2021
  • On the other end of the chronology, Lipo says his team has seen less push back.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 June 2020
  • There are 1,200 pages of text, plus notes and chronology.
    — Nr Symposium, National Review, 31 July 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
  • 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
  • Here is a chronology of the Sixers and the Twitter accounts since Hinkie took over the team.
    — Philly.com, 30 May 2018
  • The store, which has a two-year lease, has been designed as a chronology of Prince’s life, with items priced from $5 to $250.
    — SFChronicle.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Arranged on the walls of the HCOA gallery, her show is in five parts and follows the chronology of the pandemic.
    — Michael Armstrong, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Therefore, those events do not fit in the MCU’s chronology.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The precise chronology could not be learned, but Schlapp did shake Trump's hand on the stage on the last day of the conference.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 8 Mar. 2020
  • The chronology of drunk to not drunk would be a funny Florence + the Machine playlist.
    — Vulture, 12 May 2022
  • 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
  • Above The Clouds adheres to a loose chronology of Jornet’s life.
    — Nick Heil, Outside Online, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The case revolves, in part, on a question of chronology.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Start with the chronology of when the balloon crossed into U.S. airspace and the long delay in shooting it down.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2023
  • In fact, the chronology has really shifted one sign to the West.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 21 June 2018
  • Working your way through the full Star Wars chronology?
    — Alex Kane, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Tuesday’s news conference revealed the chronology of the night of the killing.
    — Jess Nocera, baltimoresun.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • 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

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'chronology.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: