NOUN
- the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)
How To Use domino effect In A Sentence
- Each of the organizational parts was working on its specific concerns, and no one analyzed the domino effect.
- Talk about a domino effect. The Sun
- Its capture had a domino effect on neighbouring castles and towns. Malory: The Life and Times of King Arthur's Chronicler
- This was because few leaders foresaw that these supposedly defensive coalitions vastly increased the likelihood of a domino effect towards war. Times, Sunday Times
- The brawl sparks a domino effect and the pageant descends into chaos. The Sun
- Vehicles travelling behind that car also brake hard, triggering a domino effect as motorists react to brake lights in front of them, slowing all traffic in that lane.
- Once one or two go, it will be a domino effect. Times, Sunday Times
- And that triggered the domino effect. The Sun
- But it's a domino effect when we concede one. The Sun
- There are a number of agents reporting this domino effect :? Times, Sunday Times
