How to Use laundry list in a Sentence

laundry list

noun
  • She described a laundry list of goals for the city's schools.
  • He recited a laundry list of problems.
  • And the Keaton callback is just one of a laundry list of them.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2023
  • But there is a laundry list of learnings of what’s not the best idea.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
  • The Pistons have a laundry list of guys battered and bruised around this time of the year.
    Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2022
  • The laundry list of things that had to be addressed with my surgery is quite long.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • No, not his laundry list of lies about the 2020 election.
    Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 26 Sep. 2021
  • And that makes for quite a long laundry list of abstract shapes.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 Oct. 2021
  • When it first got kicked off, there was a laundry list of song and who wanted to do what.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The laundry list of promises Musk has failed to keep is striking.
    Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Once again, the show boasts a laundry list of top acting talent.
    Manori Ravindran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The new law is full of vague language with a laundry list of ideas teachers should not talk about.
    Talia Richman, Dallas News, 22 June 2021
  • The key now, Murray said, is how the Cardinals clean up the laundry list of issues that turned sour.
    Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The plaintiffs threw a laundry list of claims against the state, and every single count was dismissed.
    Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The Patriots have a laundry list of issues with this 2020 team.
    Mark Daniels, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2020
  • This is just another item to add to our laundry list of demands.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 17 Nov. 2020
  • State law spells out a laundry list of things the Arizona Board of Regents are supposed to oversee.
    Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024
  • What if there’s a new scenario that was not accounted for in the laundry list of if-then statements?
    Dr. Augustine Fou, Forbes, 7 June 2021
  • The Spurs won despite a laundry list of missing players.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The laundry list of racist and sexist violations goes on and on.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 20 July 2021
  • By design, the speech contains no soaring language, and is more of a laundry list.
    Washington Post, 11 May 2021
  • The record is the latest in a laundry list of historic accomplishments for Brady.
    Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Among the laundry list of opening-night disappointments, the Beavers' defense ranked right near the top.
    Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2020
  • And Shell’s laundry list of problems—and thus compliance—is long.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 25 May 2023
  • Florida has had a laundry list of injuries and still managed to clinch a playoff berth for the first time in five years.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 May 2021
  • The whole song is basically a laundry list of all of these phrases that are in big country songs.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2023
  • Smith has a laundry list of standard perks in his contract, mostly tied to results.
    Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Feb. 2021
  • But that won't stop them from offering a laundry list of amendments to the bill in hopes of delaying a final vote.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Zoom in: Shapiro offered a laundry list of reasons why receivership is necessary.
    Steph Solis, Axios, 9 July 2024
  • These waterproof shoes come with a laundry list of enticing features, the first being a special Vibram Ecostep Recycle outsole, which provides grip on wet and dry surfaces.
    Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024

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