a human chain
noun
: a line of people standing next to each other with their arms linked
Protesters formed a human chain around the ancient tree to prevent it from being cut down.
Examples of a human chain in a Sentence
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Onlookers were silent as a human chain of civil defense workers and volunteers carefully extracted the person from within the ruins.
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Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Journalists and other employees formed a human chain around the Czech public radio in Prague on Monday as part of a warning strike against a plan by the government to overhaul the funding for public broadcasters.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Demonstrators have been attempting to block people and vehicles from entering and exiting, linking their arms in a human chain and using trash cans, umbrellas and other items as makeshift shields and barricades.
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Philip Marcelo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Protesters attempted to form a human chain outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
The situation intensified as protesters attempted to form a human chain at the exit to Delaney Hall.
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Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
25 May 2026
Rescue teams were seen forming a human chain in the water in a video captured by CBS New York.
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Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
The following Sunday about 70 formed a human chain around the building.
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Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
On May 25, 1986, people joined hands – literally – to try and form a human chain along a route across the country.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
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Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Journalists and other employees formed a human chain around the Czech public radio in Prague on Monday as part of a warning strike against a plan by the government to overhaul the funding for public broadcasters.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Demonstrators have been attempting to block people and vehicles from entering and exiting, linking their arms in a human chain and using trash cans, umbrellas and other items as makeshift shields and barricades.
—
Philip Marcelo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Protesters attempted to form a human chain outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark.
—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
The situation intensified as protesters attempted to form a human chain at the exit to Delaney Hall.
—
Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
25 May 2026
Rescue teams were seen forming a human chain in the water in a video captured by CBS New York.
—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
The following Sunday about 70 formed a human chain around the building.
—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
On May 25, 1986, people joined hands – literally – to try and form a human chain along a route across the country.
—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
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“A human chain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20human%20chain. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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