How to Use chain of command in a Sentence

chain of command

noun phrase

• 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 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
• 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
• 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
• These online volunteer forces are loosely organized and don’t have a chain of command.
  — Elisabeth Braw, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2022
• 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
• 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
• While laying the House bill out Tuesday night, Birdwell said there were several problems with it when it was received from the lower chamber, particularly with the structure of the unit and chain of command.
  — Aarón Torres, Dallas News, 25 May 2023
• Lower-level commanders on the ground often feel empowered to make decisions quickly rather than run each call up the chain of command — a Soviet mind-set.
  — Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
• For at least three days last week, maybe five, the second link in the U.S. military chain of command, the man the president would call to order military action in a crisis, was missing in action with no explanation.
  — Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
• That colonel than made his recommendation up the chain of command, but Wednesday’s statement does not indicate what the colonel’s recommendations were.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
• Announcing a major policy change, such as a full return-to-office, should follow meaningful open conversations all through the chain of command.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
• Zelenskyy ended up firing the military chief, risking political backlash and underscoring that not all is well in the top chain of command.
  — Tara Sonenshine, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2024
• What the new directive did accomplish, however, was to group space endeavors under a central chain of command and authorize its leaders to chart a unified future.
  — Jon Gertner, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
• Perhaps there were political disagreements within the Ukrainian leadership, or problems along the chain of command?
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
• Killing senior leaders has at times disrupted the chain of command, leading to an increase in freewheeling, undisciplined groups willing to strike without the consent of the PMF leadership or its Iranian allies.
  — Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2024
• There is no hierarchy, no chain of command, and no single formal organization that unifies the perhaps thousands of people who help Ukrainians in Russia.
  — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
• By last spring, the Russian Defense Ministry had consolidated its control over most of the Ukrainian front line, integrating separatist and other forces into the central chain of command.
  — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2023
• That chain of command, funneling the various departments to a common leader, allows for Clearwater’s trust collaborators to swiftly report concerns and needs to the CEO and board.
  — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 30 June 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024