musical chairs
noun
plural in form but singular in construction
: a game in which players march to music around a row of chairs numbering one less than the players and scramble for seats when the music stops
also
: a situation or series of events suggesting the game of musical chairs (as in rapid change or confusing activity)
Examples of musical chairs in a Sentence
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Here’s a fun game of musical chairs: A bakery is moving into a former butcher shop, and a board game bar will take over what used to be a funeral parlor.
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Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
This musical chairs surrounding a bankable IP ($630 million worldwide, combining the first movies) about bloodthirsty aliens among us with supersonic hearing finally brought Sarnoski into view.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 June 2024
If bull riding, a slider eating contest, musical chairs, cake walks and a barbecue sound like fun, then the Fourth of July celebration at WestWorld of Scottsdale is your place.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024
Cougs gaining momentum Lost amidst the musical chairs of realignment, Washington State and head coach Jake Dickert keep plugging away.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
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Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
This musical chairs surrounding a bankable IP ($630 million worldwide, combining the first movies) about bloodthirsty aliens among us with supersonic hearing finally brought Sarnoski into view.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 June 2024
If bull riding, a slider eating contest, musical chairs, cake walks and a barbecue sound like fun, then the Fourth of July celebration at WestWorld of Scottsdale is your place.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024
Cougs gaining momentum Lost amidst the musical chairs of realignment, Washington State and head coach Jake Dickert keep plugging away.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
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“Musical chairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20chairs. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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