: a list or group of individuals of the highest level of society, excellence, or eminence
A-list
adjective
A-list movies
A-list celebrities
Examples of A-list in a Sentence
the ceremony featured an A-list of Hollywood stars
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Long before Marc Jacobs was filling his runways with A-list front rows or Sofia Coppola was making Oscar-winning films, the pair were simply two twenty-something creatives coming up together in a very specific moment of downtown New York.
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Between those two A-list gigs, Gabrels has done even more experimental stuff such as work with Boston’s jazz/jam/globetriping outfit Club d’Elf.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Still, at least some of the A-list attendees of the ceremony will end up in the drive-thru — likely some of them with a new little gold friend.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Of course, the women had a little fun before the Oscars were announced — each of them was handed a note and claimed it was signed by A-list audience members like Leonardo DiCaprio or Stellan Skarsgard, remarking on their good looks and critiquing the length of the bit.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Between those two A-list gigs, Gabrels has done even more experimental stuff such as work with Boston’s jazz/jam/globetriping outfit Club d’Elf.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Still, at least some of the A-list attendees of the ceremony will end up in the drive-thru — likely some of them with a new little gold friend.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Of course, the women had a little fun before the Oscars were announced — each of them was handed a note and claimed it was signed by A-list audience members like Leonardo DiCaprio or Stellan Skarsgard, remarking on their good looks and critiquing the length of the bit.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/A-list. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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