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 the blink of an eye, the float was pulled under water, triggering a chain reaction on the club's grounds.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2021
  • Second is the chain reaction of re-signing him — because there’s more at stake than just a tax bill for ownership.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 June 2024
  • The eviction started a chain reaction of obstacles for her.
    — Slone Terranella, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2021
  • In the end, Favors’ man has to help, leaving for a chain reaction of passes that ends up as a Clarkson three.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 May 2021
  • In nuclear fission, a uranium isotope is split to start a chain reaction that is very difficult to stop.
    — Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • Yet court-packing could set off a chain reaction of court enlargement every time the Senate and the White House changed hands.
    — Michael McGough, Star Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021
  • To make the chain reaction controllable, scientists developed ways to slow down the splitting, such as absorbing some of the split particles.
    — Xuejian Wu, The Conversation, 17 May 2021
  • Like a nuclear reactor that goes into an uncontrollable chain reaction, the Brazilian tragedy shows all the signs of an emerging global threat.
    — Miguel Nicolelis, Scientific American, 7 May 2021
  • The resulting domino effect and supply chain reaction will likely mean the economy takes a major hit, Perryman said.
    — Nicholas Reimann, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Ahmed said his issues basically boiled down not moving properly with his lower half, a bug that caused a chain reaction of problems throughout his swing, from his hips and core to his shoulders, arms and hands.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The events of No Way Home will then set off a chain reaction.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 14 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
  • He got caught in a chain reaction crash in Turn 12 barely a quarter of the way through the race and finished 35th.
    — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2021
  • 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
  • None of the drivers involved in the crash have been publicly identified, though police said a 22-year-old man was driving the Camaro that started the chain reaction.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 May 2024

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