How to Use checklist in a Sentence

checklist

noun
  • I still have one thing left to do on my checklist.
  • Before takeoff the pilot went down his checklist of safety precautions.
  • Here's our checklist ahead of snow.
    Iris Seaton, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Let’s go through the checklist.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Is that last bit not part of your evening checklist at present?
    Flora Gill, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Here’s one more thing car thieves have to add to their checklist.
    Fox News, 9 Aug. 2019
  • So here's a checklist for what schools might need to do to keep up.
    Matt Craig, Forbes, 26 May 2022
  • Keep a copy of your lease in the cloud along with your move-in checklist.
    Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Elder care is not a checklist of chores.
    Heather Madden, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Give them a checklist of things to gather.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Think of the trail less as a checklist and more as a framework.
    Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • There was a long checklist of all the things the song needed to have.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The site has always been a must-see on any tourist’s checklist.
    Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • But that’s where a spring-cleaning checklist comes in.
    Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
  • From this scene, something of a checklist emerges.
    Grace Aldridge august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Here’s a checklist for how to prepare, what to pack and how to stay safe.
    Kellie Hwang, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2020
  • Twin Peaks won’t be on my checklist on where to spend my last days on earth.
    Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Suni Lee is on the market and has her checklist ready.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 Nov. 2025
  • But that work was fused with the work of making the show and not just an item on a checklist.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Use this checklist as your guide from first outreach to closing.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Add this to your spring checklist and tackle it at least once a season.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The first thing to grasp is that these are principles, not a checklist.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • With offers in hand, make a checklist or spreadsheet of pros and cons of each.
    Sue Shellenbarger, WSJ, 24 June 2019
  • These words describe the way someone might go through their checklist.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Call it a wish list, bucket list or checklist — the dashboard is all yours.
    Jeff Poirier, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • The checklist to make the Flyers a better team is a long one.
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Take it slow, follow the checklist and trust the process — your home is going to look great.
    Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • This one task on your spring cleaning checklist takes about an hour — and the payoff lasts for months.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • If a high thread count is the most important thing on your sheets checklist, these are your best bet.
    Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The titles read like a blockbuster checklist.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025

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