chaining
- present participle of chain.
Example Sentences
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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
New offences were created including interfering with national infrastructure, "locking on" – chaining or gluing yourself to something – and tunnelling underground.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 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
Short of chaining him to his side, Luke had done everything he could to keep Toby from making the mistake he seemed intent on making.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
