NOUN
-
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
he lost the thread of his argument
I couldn't follow his train of thought
How To Use train of thought In A Sentence
- The telephone rang and interrupted my train of thought.
- Jenny was bookish; the only young man capable to follow her train of thought was Michael - with whom Jenny often engaged in heated debates about philosophy and boring books.
- Erial returned to the game long enough to move her rook into a position that severely threatened his queen, before continuing her train of thought.
- An ancient philosophy that preaches non-preachiness, practices as little as possible, and above all, uh ... lost my train of thought there. The Church of the Latter-Day Dude
- At this her hulking son paused in his train of thought, taking the tea.
- Ryan nodded in acknowledgement, and then proceeded to talk to Kiley about their past Physics class, leaving me to pursue my own train of thoughts.
- Perhaps it was the queer amphitheatrical effect of this setting that connected up some whimsical train of thought in Maynard's brain. Uncanny Tales
- Here was my tortuous train of thought: 1) "nulla salus" is a reference to Unam Sanctam (you probly hafta be Catholic to get that … though I'm not). Another Review of the Design Matrix
- A large bang upon the large double doors nearly took Alex out of his train of thought.
- Because…" Kirk stopped, his train of thought suddenly stymied by the idea blossoming in his mind. The Kobayashi Maru