How to Use chain of command in a Sentence

chain of command

noun phrase
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  • People’s lives are on the line, and there’s a reason why there’s a chain of command.
    — Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024
  • This disconnect was compounded by a lack of understanding of workplace culture, including knowing how the chain of command works and how to communicate with her colleagues and bosses.
    — Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The message clearly didn’t make its way far enough down the chain of command.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2023
  • The chairman commands no troops and is not formally in the chain of command.
    — Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2023
  • The local sniper also attempted to send the photo of the gunman up the chain of command.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 16 July 2024
  • So people shouldn’t feel shy about pushing ideas and concerns up the chain of command.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 June 2024
  • The chain of command, and lines of communication, will be different from project to project.
    — Bob Verini, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
  • And the Navy is offering grief counseling services and support through the chain of command and the command chaplain.
    — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Tully also reported the messages up the chain of command.
    — Solcyré Burga, TIME, 13 June 2024
  • There was no obvious chain of command beneath Belichick, at least not to us outsiders.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
  • Fisk said Penzone did change things at the administrative level, but those changes did not trickle down the chain of command.
    — The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
  • In the aftermath, IDF sources told Haaretz that this could be because commanders on the ground are making their own decisions outside the chain of command.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Local law enforcement told Card’s chain of command about his decline.
    — Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
  • Similar engagements will take place up and down the military chain of command.
    — Chris Megerian, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
  • In the workplace, people higher up the chain of command usually enjoy greater freedoms.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 14 Apr. 2023
  • In some battle zones, half a dozen different militias have united to combat the junta’s forces, sometimes with no clear chain of command.
    — Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
  • And lifeguards will be in the regular Parks Department chain of command — rather than being only accountable to the union.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 July 2024
  • These online volunteer forces are loosely organized and don’t have a chain of command.
    — Elisabeth Braw, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2022
  • If any members of the PCB dissent on the decision to return Starliner with crew, the decision would go up the chain of command until the dissent is addressed.
    — Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Polish officials said their initial plan was to monitor the network to learn more about its intentions and chain of command.
    — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The American Navy at the time (and now, presumably) required of its officers and crewmen respect for the chain of command, discipline, and a good work ethic.
    — Howard Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Wray disagreed with her description, but said the FBI already adopted changes such as a new leadership team and by removing people from the chain of command.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • But the steady drip of alarming news about the health of the defense secretary, second in the chain of command to the president, has eroded faith in the military, the senior Pentagon official said.
    — Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
  • From offices in minor cities, censors answer to a vast chain of command leading up to the central authorities in Beijing.
    — Chang Che, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The Army’s investigation into McGuire’s death concluded that his chain of command should have been checking in on him throughout the weekend.
    — Meryl Kornfield, Kyle Rempfer, Steven Rich, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2023
  • Police Chief Neil Noakes concurred with the chain of command’s determination and fired Barron from the department.
    — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Israel said the strike was conducted while the group's senior chain of command were operating from their headquarters.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2024
  • The federal lawyers said no one in the chain of command ensured officers could explain each round fired, in contrast to Police Chief Chuck Lovell’s public assurances to do so.
    — oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Still, the breakdown in the chain of command has fueled bipartisan criticism and a barrage of attacks from Republicans on the competence of the White House.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Costly delays in escalating the growing gathering up the chain of command.
    — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023

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