How to Use chain reaction in a Sentence

chain reaction

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  • Increased oil prices could trigger a chain reaction in the economy.
  • In Milwaukee, such a chain reaction transformed the central city.
    — John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2021
  • These processes run off without conscious awareness—a chain reaction of mental events.
    — Alexander P. Burgoyne, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Soaring Treasury rates would set off a chain reaction in financial markets.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 8 Sep. 2021
  • It’s called the supply chain because decisions have chain reactions, and learning this through trial and error is challenging.
    — Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 1 July 2024
  • Both went down, and that set off a chain reaction that took down five more riders, including two-time defending champion Laura Kenny.
    — Joe Reedy, ajc, 8 Aug. 2021
  • But its significance causes a chain reaction of opportunities in the Timbers’ favor.
    — oregonlive, 23 July 2021
  • The song started a chain reaction of dance both on stage and in the audience.
    — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2022
  • This sets off the chain reaction that ends with the Taylor-Prince-Chuck alliance.
    — Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2021
  • The chain reaction pushed prices higher at every link along the way.
    — New York Times, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The world’s struggles are ‘piling up like cars in a chain reaction crash,’ U.N. chief says.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The bank’s failure set off a chain reaction that has coursed through the global banking system in the weeks since.
    — Jeanna Smialek, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Challenge someone this year with a gift that gives a chain reaction for good.
    — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
  • In the Little Boy, a bullet-like projectile made of uranium-235 was fired at a core of the same substance to set off the chain reaction.
    — Popular Mechanics, 26 May 2023
  • Russell was struck by the first vehicle in the chain reaction.
    — Camila Pedrosa, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Those warmer waters can set off a chain reaction of climate effects around the world.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The flooding creates a chain reaction in the engine and the batteries that made the parts more likely to catch on fire, the agency said.
    — Matt Gutman, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Three vehicles were unable to stop and were struck in a chain reaction.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, chicagotribune.com, 5 Feb. 2022
  • But it’s gone too far with its easy kills and chain reaction explosions.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • The arms push the coins on one end of the table, causing a chain reaction of the coins, and whatever coins drop off the other side is what the player gets to take home.
    — Paul Walker, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
  • That can create a word-of-mouth snowball chain reaction.
    — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2021
  • One driver captured a clip of the chain reaction of the crash, showing tractor-trailers and cars skidding off the road.
    — Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 28 Mar. 2022
  • State police said an initial crash caused a chain reaction of crashes in the northbound lanes after a sedan spun out in the rain.
    — Tim Richardson, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
  • At the time, people didn't think a chain reaction was possible.
    — Ashraya Gupta, Scientific American, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Something could set off a chain reaction for you today.
    — Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Slacking on these tasks while Mercury is in reverse could set off a chain reaction of chaos in the first half of September.
    — The Astrotwins, ELLE, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The killings began a chain reaction of charges against Alex Murdaugh, who now faces more than 90 criminal charges.
    — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022
  • Those fiery remarks set off a chain reaction of events and coverage.
    — Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 11 May 2024
  • The sky behind it shimmers as if that gesture, gentle as the flap of a butterfly wing, has set off a chain reaction.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
  • But this ignited a chain reaction of explosive diss tracks that’s been going on for weeks.
    — Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 1 May 2024

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