How to Use high on the list in a Sentence
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But Martin ranks high on the list.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
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Sydney Sweeney wasn’t high on the list.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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Dark circles are high on the list of Richie’s skin woes.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
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There’s a lot to love about spring, but hot sleeping isn’t high on the list.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Also high on the list were dollar stores.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
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While there’s a lot to love about fall and winter, dry air is not high on the list.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
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Of the many things that white or brown rice is known for, being filling is high on the list.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
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Here is a look a three free agents that should be high on the list for Buffalo.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Pieces about the deficit, the rising stock market, and tariffs were all high on the list.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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The warm weather offers so much to look forward to, but sweaty feet are not high on the list.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2023
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That’s a new high on the list, but the ascent is more important than for just that one track.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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As far as legacy beauty brands go, Clinique is high on the list.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
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Interstellar comets are high on the list.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Ask any parent with young children about their top concerns and chances are screen time ranks high on the list.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 12 June 2023
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There are many causes of knee pain, and ligament injuries are high on the list.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
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Skiing, one of his passions of a lifetime, is also high on the list.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
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Poor pitching ranked high on the list of reasons for the Mets’ demise last season.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Schools also are high on the list, so on Monday, students can go back to class.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 24 Feb. 2023
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While there are many things to enjoy about summer weather, getting sweaty overnight is not high on the list.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
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For most—if not all—a trip to the DMV isn’t high on the list of fun things to do.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026
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In the scope of housework, hard water stains are high on the list of public enemies in my home.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
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There’s a lot to love about summer, but sweltering heat isn’t exactly high on the list.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
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Because of his condition, he was placed high on the list, Powers said.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
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And so those two things are high on the list (when) evaluating quarterbacks.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
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Revamping the building's front and cramped entryway was high on the list.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Oct. 2021
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Among the many things that were simply not on last summer, food festivals had to land fairly high on the list.
—oregonlive, 22 June 2021
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There’s a reason why Texas cities and other southern parts of the country ranked high on the list.
—Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
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Creative ways to manage litter boxes are high on the list of upgrades for cat parents.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
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One of the usual suspects—cost of integration—is still high on the list as a hurdle.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2025
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Building coal plants to improve their standard of living is probably high on the list.
—WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
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