How to Use domino in a Sentence

domino

noun
Definition of dominonext
Synonyms for dominonext
  • Who would have guessed that the first step in Negan’s domino chain toward evil would be a jukebox dispute?
    — Richard Rys, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2021
  • And so his supporters will continue to look at Arizona like a domino.
    — Dan Zak, Washington Post, 21 May 2021
  • Round and square ones in multiple sizes are useful when you’re inspired to do some pie marquetry, layer them domino-style to make a border or stripes.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 4 June 2021
  • The last and most important domino to fall is Google Chrome, which controls two-thirds of the global browser market.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 12 June 2021
  • Encasing the shell, the Weekender is fitted and finished with vegan leather straps which come in a caramel-like tan shade or a smooth, domino black.
    — Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The next domino was the temporary closing of officer technical training schools.
    — Tawney Beans, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2021
  • The Kings stalled the Sharks’ playoff push after their first trade domino fell earlier on Saturday.
    — Ross McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2021
  • North Ridgeville Mayor Kevin Corcoran started the domino drop by knocking down the first box.
    — cleveland, 9 May 2021
  • The nation’s No. 3 player and No. 2 strongside defensive end is the final domino that’s yet to fall.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 15 May 2021
  • Within a few years, one of Wang’s students — Robert Berger — found an answer to the domino problem, as it’s sometimes called.
    — Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2024
  • Getting Mittelstadt signed is the first domino for an important, but uncertain offseason for the Avalanche.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 25 June 2024
  • Invented in China in the 1800s, the game uses domino-like tiles with Chinese symbols and characters.
    — oregonlive, 9 June 2021
  • That was the first domino to fall for the Tigers last week.
    — Ainslie Lee | Alee@al.com, al, 31 July 2023
  • That will be the first big domino to fall in the AFC North race.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Sandy Hook seemed to him just the first domino in a long line of them.
    — Amanda J. Crawford, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Stanley was the first domino to fall in this chain of events.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The domino games are legendary in the crew, chances to test our minds and our mouthpieces.
    — New York Times, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The Hawks traded Brandon Hagel, the first domino to fall in the rebuild.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
  • That is the next domino to fall and women in that state will now have to go elsewhere.
    — ABC News, 8 May 2022
  • Long story short: Don't expect the Brewers to be one of the next dominoes to fall.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2023
  • Janet Rucks, 66, was on the dock playing dominoes with her fiance when the storm hit.
    — Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
  • And there's the dominoes that are now falling one after the other.
    — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The works resemble domino tiles, a game Roland played while in jail.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • And then after that the Pro Football Hall of Fame can follow as the next domino that falls.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The next domino to drop, however, could be Al Michaels.
    — cleveland, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Other dominoes need to fall around the league at the position.
    — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The first domino to fall in this economic cycle was a spike in prices last year.
    — Emily Wright, Washington Post, 28 July 2022
  • The first domino fell Wednesday when Bochy announced Martín Pérez is headed to the bullpen.
    — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • But the league has to consider the impact of toppling that first domino.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Add in the team’s desire for securing a prime spot in this year’s draft lottery and the dominoes were set to fall.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Mar. 2023

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