How do you use the word "chronological" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "chronological" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "chronological": Please arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order. Here are the languages I want to learn, in roughly chronological order.

Chronological Meaning

/ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjRelating to time, or units of time.

adjIn order of time from the earliest to the latest.

Sentence Examples

Please arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order.

Here are the languages I want to learn, in roughly chronological order.

CEFR Practice Quiz

Please arrange these historical events in ____ order, from earliest to latest.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Please arrange these historical events in ____ order on the line today.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical ▲ English chrono- ▲ English -logy English chronology ▲ English -ical English chronological From chrono- + -logical or chronology + -ical.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"A Book of Death and Fish is about one Peter MacAulay, an unremarkable individual who has the sea and its promises always with him, experiencing the usual strains of growing up and growing old – the death of a friend, his parents, marriage and children – all set out in chronological order and divided into two books, Migration and Turbulence." — 8 November 2014, Kirsty Gunn, “A Book of Death and Fish by Ian Stephen – review”, in The Guardian:

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