domino
Example Sentences
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Mr. Livai hopes that the involvement of more and more children will create a “domino effect” that will lead to more widespread interest.
From New York Times
“When these ideas in real-time started happening, it became a chain reaction, a domino effect,” Reigns said.
From Seattle Times
But millions of these leases are going to expire over the next two years, potentially setting off a domino effect that could rattle the U.S. financial system.
From Washington Post
As people rushed into the station for shelter from an oncoming air raid, a woman carrying her baby slipped and fell near the bottom of the stairs, setting off a domino effect of people.
From Los Angeles Times
After Credit Suisse’s historic shotgun sale to UBS over the weekend, the question now is whether the 166-year-old bank is the last domino to fall — or the first.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
