How to Use short list in a Sentence

short list

noun

• On the short list of the most frustrating games of the year.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
• Make a short list of variants that will get the most votes.
  — Tatiana Melnichuk, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
• Carey was on a short list of favorites to win the NCAA all-around.
  — oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2022
• The other candidates on the short list for the post were Democrats.
  — cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
• The 27-year-old adds his name to the short list of artists to come through the club and sign the side entrance’s white wall.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2022
• Made it to Don Sweeney’s short list prior to the Montgomery hire.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022
• Dartmouth, Chelmsford, and Duxbury are all on the short list for now.
  — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022
• The result is a short list of the chief components in the drug sample.
  — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
• His name was not on most short lists of candidates for the post.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• There’s been no looking back for Pope, who is on a short list for Pac-12 freshman of the year.
  — oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2023
• Here, a short list of the go-to self-care favorites the beauty founder returns to time and time again.
  — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Aug. 2022
• Oakland Tech is on that short list of teams that have the height to match up with Branham.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
• Jonathan Taylor is still either the best running back in the NFL or on a very short list.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Sep. 2022
• Here’s a short list of some of the best fillet knives on the market for a variety of users.
  — Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• Mullen and Pruitt wouldn’t be on my short list for that position.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 24 Jan. 2023
• The puree gets a flavor boost from the short list of ingredients.
  — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
• Of the 10 Phase 1 winners, only the five described earlier made the short list.
  — Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 9 June 2022
• This short list provides a good blueprint of how to help others help you.
  — Jaclyn Cosgroveassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022
• The short list of ingredients can be prepped even faster with the help of a Microplane zester (aka rasp).
  — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2023
• This short list of movies is ready to help get you in the mood to consume heaps of stuffing and cranberry sauce.
  — Kyle Mahnke, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Nov. 2022
• The following bottles could be the right one for your little one, even of it didn’t make our short list.
  — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 19 Feb. 2024
• Next season the team will be built around Corwin and Klein, who should be on short list of top singles tandems in the state.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2022
• But staff’s suggested short list is still on the table.
  — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022
• The above is just a short list of steps to take prior to a branding and marketing campaign.
  — Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023
• Parsons would seem to be on the very short list for 2022 Defensive Player of the Year honors.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2022
• Universal had a very short list on its hands, but Edwards quickly rose to the top.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
• That’s just a short list of all that was left behind by so many fleeing war in their homeland.
  — NBC News, 16 Mar. 2022
• Thanks to careful preparation, this joins the short list of dishes that manage the feat.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 27 June 2023
• Keystone’s Ryne Shcakelford is on a short list of must see athletes this season.
  — cleveland, 18 May 2022
• The 23-song track list, tweeted by the singer on December 5, reveals a short list of features.
  — Vulture, 5 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024