chain letter
noun
: a letter sent to several persons with a request that each send copies of the letter to an equal number of persons
Examples of chain letter in a Sentence
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Drop me all your tips, love letters and chain letters (remember those?
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 4 Jan. 2024
At the center of the story is the Old Man’s (James Broderick) fireworks obsession, but there‘s also a sack race, potato salad, a chain letter for washrags and a bad blind date.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Think of the video as a string of full-bodied thank yous, or a chain letter in dance, with each performer taking up where the last left off.
—Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2022
Forms of the chain letter date back to ancient Egypt and the medieval age, while the modern iteration, collected and studied by scholars, surfaced in 1888.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2020
Lady Gaga took to Twitter on Friday (March 8) to start an old-fashioned chain letter to celebrate International Women’s Day.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2019
Suddenly the most cynical of us are responding to internet chain letters and sharing questionable memes.
—oregonlive, 9 Apr. 2020
Dear Readers: Today’s Sound Off is about chain letters.
—Heloise, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2019
Or that one family member who still sends you chain letters on Facebook.
—Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2019
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 4 Jan. 2024
At the center of the story is the Old Man’s (James Broderick) fireworks obsession, but there‘s also a sack race, potato salad, a chain letter for washrags and a bad blind date.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Think of the video as a string of full-bodied thank yous, or a chain letter in dance, with each performer taking up where the last left off.
—Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2022
Forms of the chain letter date back to ancient Egypt and the medieval age, while the modern iteration, collected and studied by scholars, surfaced in 1888.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2020
Lady Gaga took to Twitter on Friday (March 8) to start an old-fashioned chain letter to celebrate International Women’s Day.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2019
Suddenly the most cynical of us are responding to internet chain letters and sharing questionable memes.
—oregonlive, 9 Apr. 2020
Dear Readers: Today’s Sound Off is about chain letters.
—Heloise, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2019
Or that one family member who still sends you chain letters on Facebook.
—Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2019
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“Chain letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20letter. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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