Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for chain. Search instead for chainin.
Definitions

chain

[cheyn] / tʃeɪn /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

One of the outbreaks, which health authorities linked to shredded lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms, surfaced the important role played by a sprawling supply chain of farms, processors and distributors in the U.S. and Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

“They are about putting together epidemiology, traceback, supply chain information and laboratory evidence to determine the most likely source.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

"In a sector undergoing an absolute and profound transformation, foreign manufacturers know that betting on the added-value supply chain in our country, in Europe, is fundamental and a priority for the Spanish government," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Fury arrived wearing a designer robe and a large cross chain.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The mayor of Haarlem was there in his tailcoat and gold watch chain.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Battery manufacturing requires extensive industrial supply chains that remain concentrated in Asia, with South Africa dominating the emerging sector on the continent.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Taking one of the UK's biggest grocery chains to an employment tribunal was something that Ryan Toghill says almost took over his life.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Adoption of e-readers like the Kindle and Kobo didn’t replace physical books; and despite the shuttering of mass-market chains like Borders, Waldenbooks and B. Dalton, the last 30 years have seen a reading boom.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

In their report, the staffers also noted that there have been few well-run studies assessing the safety and efficacy of peptides, which are essentially instructors, telling amino-acid chains how to fix or improve certain cells.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Hazel’s gut trembled almost as much as the chains.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Searching for "secret information" that could help it cheat the evaluation, the OpenAI system "chained together multiple attack vectors, including using stolen credentials".

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

"You were not chained to a door or something, right? You were not locked up in a basement. The chains were less obvious, but they were there."

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

His hands and ankles were chained, and he was shipped off to Adelanto alongside a handful of other immigrants, all who were at least a decade older than him.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Nobody knows how, since the bell’s been chained up for such a long time that the metal links have rusted.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

There, at the church, we chained onto another car and went all the way to the Spaghetti House.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Adding eight gigawatts of new demand to a 2.4 gigawatt system is like chaining an M1 Abrams tank to a Toyota Camry and expecting the two vehicles to drive calmly down the highway together.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

You and your husband have gone from wanting to sell this house to actually chaining yourself to the house and the future occupants.

From MarketWatch Jan. 21, 2026

Overloading can happen in two ways - one is known as "daisy chaining".

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

“They were chaining the steps in behind us,” Seals said, “so we didn’t have a way out, really.”

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2024

“We’re going to reenact the story of Our Lady of Chains. We’re taking her over to the honey house and chaining her in there for the night.”

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training