daisy-chained; daisy-chaining; daisy-chains
: to link (things, such as computer components) together in series
1
: a string of daisies with stems linked to form a chain
2
: an interlinked series
a daisy chain of computer peripherals
a daisy chain of toddlers
Examples of daisy-chain in a Sentence
Noun
She wore a daisy chain around her neck.
a daisy chain of electronic devices
The children linked arms forming a daisy chain.
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Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Wanna to daisy-chain your Air 2 into your Fender stack?
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july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Every song is a daisy chain of vignettes that bleed into each other while keeping the same rhyme scheme.
—Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Flanagan’s daisy-chain of a work suggests that our lives spin out from a physical place, yes, but also from stories, some of them far removed from our own.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Wanna to daisy-chain your Air 2 into your Fender stack?
—Joe Salas
july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
Noun
Nothing could be shared or dissected among a community without janky daisy chains of hyperlinks.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Every song is a daisy chain of vignettes that bleed into each other while keeping the same rhyme scheme.
—Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Daisy-chain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daisy-chain. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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