a human chain

noun

: a line of people standing next to each other with their arms linked

Protesters formed a human chain around the ancient tree to prevent it from being cut down.

Examples of a human chain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And in Pereira, a CNN team on the ground saw rescue workers and volunteers form a human chain to remove debris and help save those trapped from an apartment building. — Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Journalists and other employees formed a human chain around the Czech public radio in Prague on Monday as part of a warning strike against a plan by the government to overhaul the funding for public broadcasters. — ABC News, 22 June 2026

Demonstrators have been attempting to block people and vehicles from entering and exiting, linking their arms in a human chain and using trash cans, umbrellas and other items as makeshift shields and barricades. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026

Protesters attempted to form a human chain outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026

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