CHAIN in a Sentence

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For CHAIN, below is one of 224 sentences:
I am most happy that you like the chain, and that it should be here in time for to-morrow; but your thanks are far beyond the occasion.

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 Meanings and Examples of CHAIN
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
chain
 n.  a connected flexible series of metal links used for fastening something
Classic Sentence: (185 in 13 pages)
1  So all life is a great chain, the nature of which is known whenever we are shown a single link of it.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
2  Gold Albert chain, very heavy and solid.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
3  On the extreme verge of the horizon lie a long chain of mountain peaks, with their rugged summits flecked with snow.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER I. ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAIN
4  Pendant from her chain her cross swung as she leant out and the sun struck it.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 5
5  But we that have bound our wrists with cowslips might join 'em with a stouter chain.'
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 10
6  When the chain was inserted between the buttons he was off.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 12
7  A golden chain, to which was attached a small reliquary of the same metal, hung round her neck.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
8  'That's why having a son helps; one is only a link in a chain,' he said.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
9  I hope you will like the chain itself, Fanny.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
10  I am most happy that you like the chain, and that it should be here in time for to-morrow; but your thanks are far beyond the occasion.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
11  Wear the necklace, as you are engaged to do, to-morrow evening, and let the chain, which was not ordered with any reference to the ball, be kept for commoner occasions.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
12  When he began to undo the chain, the legs desisted, and a voice began.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
13  'I will, directly, sir,' replied Oliver: undoing the chain, and turning the key.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
14  I know how listlessly and wearily each of that wretched pair dragged on their heavy chain through a world that was poisoned to them both.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
15  He staked his watch and chain, and lost as before; staked his umbrella, lost again; staked his hat, lost again; staked his coat and stood in his shirt-sleeves, lost again.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 7 The Morning and the Evening of a Day
Example Sentence: (39 in 3 pages)
16  The opened link is used to join the two ends of the chain.
17  The mayor wore his chain of office.
18  The Government fear the strike may produce a chain reaction in other industries.
19  The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain.
20  He tried to detach the link from chain.
21  Protecting global supply chain integrity is of the utmost importance for manufacturers.
22  You can tighten the chain without tools, and the wide bar prevents overheating even in tough conditions.
23  The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world.
24  The touristic village “Le Campole” lies on a tableland close to the Apennine chain of Campania, at an altitude of 650 meters.
25  The grateful team presented the coach with a silver chain and pendant engraved with the school's motto.
26  The local chain concept is simple: identify your customer, cater to their tastes and once successful, expand within a neighborhood.
27  Health concerns among the big food firms are driven by legal worries as well consumer pressure - last year the hamburger chain McDonalds fought off a lawsuit by children who blamed their weight problems on its products.
28  Have you ever tried to remedy by drugs from a chain store?
29  It faced huge supply chain problems due to a myriad of problems at its warehouses, poor communication with headquarters and the use of inexperienced staff.
30  Given the heavy damage inflicted on many islands in the archipelago nation, it is not surprising that conflicting reports and erroneous information have occasionally found their way into the reporting chain.