How to Use musical chairs in a Sentence

musical chairs

noun

• E-Trade could be the odd man out in a game of merger musical chairs.
  — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 25 Nov. 2019
• Like a game of musical chairs, the entire cast freezes.
  — Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
• That means the Ravens could be playing musical chairs for a while.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 4 May 2021
• Rank likens the job market to a game of musical chairs with 10 players and eight chairs.
  — Timothy Noah, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
• And no one wants to lose in this crucial musical chairs game.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
• With the Bears forced to play musical chairs on the offensive line, that’s a problem.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2020
• Despite the musical chairs, the line gave up zero sacks and helped Sony Michel rush for more than 100 yards.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2021
• The year-to-year, musical chairs effect of the NFL playoff picture is in full swing again.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2020
• When the musical chairs stop, Driskel should have the chance to compete for a backup job somewhere.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2020
• This was not a game of musical chairs that left Washington with nowhere to sit.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2022
• The musical chairs situation just goes to show that when the line is shaky, the whole thing can go kaput.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2019
• The free event also features food trucks, games for the kids (musical chairs, sack races) and live music.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
• The point of musical chairs is to teach children fair play and sportsmanship.
  — Bernice L. McFadden, Longreads, 7 Aug. 2021
• The classic game of musical chairs just got an upgrade.
  — Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 17 Nov. 2022
• The lineup is a game of musical chairs right now because of injuries and a bug going around.
  — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
• Here are predictions for how some of the more high-profile episodes of C-suite musical chairs will play out.
  — Sarah Halzack | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
• There were jokes and dances and even a game of musical chairs with audience members.
  — Will Carless, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2022
• Lots of time to calm the musical chairs at guard and, hopefully, for center Trey Hopkins to be all healthy.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2021
• Gelman’s exit in June 2020 kicked off a round of CEO musical chairs.
  — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2022
• There’s as good a chance as not that DJ Reeder won’t miss most of this year, that the secondary isn’t musical chairs, that Burrow plays 17 times.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 28 July 2021
• This year’s free agency and draft should be quite the game of musical chairs, and not everyone is guaranteed a seat in the end.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2020
• Musical Gifts Think of this one as musical chairs but for gifts.
  — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 29 Sep. 2020
• Like always, the NHL went through its usual game of musical chairs in the offseason.
  — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 12 Jan. 2021
• That sets the stage for a game of musical chairs that could lead to bad deals, unhappy shareholders, and the bursting of the SPAC bubble.
  — Damian Garde, STAT, 12 June 2021
• Inside the house, festive lanterns glowed from the ceiling and the youngest cousins played musical chairs in their party dresses.
  — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Here’s a look at who’s locked-in, who’s likely to find one of the last musical chairs and who could be on the outside looking in even before cars hit the IMS oval.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Feb. 2022
• Eager to catch up with old friends in the new year, guests played a game of musical chairs rotating throughout the tables.
  — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024
• This is the conclusion of one round in an elaborate game of musical chairs.
  — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2019
• The Nuggets’ game of musical chairs was always going to leave at least one or two players on the outside of the rotation.
  — Mike Singer, The Denver Post, 20 Nov. 2019
• The Elements Game -- a musical chairs-style game based on the elements of earth, wind, fire and water.
  — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 30 Nov. 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024