How to Use litany in a Sentence

litany

noun
  • The team blamed its losses on a litany of injuries.
  • He has a litany of grievances against his former employer.
  • What to know: The Saints enter Week 6 with a litany of injuries.
    Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2022
  • There are those songs that haven't been shared for a litany of reasons.
    Ben Trivett, PEOPLE.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • This is the striking first line in the Bene Gesserit litany against fear.
    Alison Escalante, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • But smartly, the film doesn’t dwell on the entire litany of Maurice’s scams.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
  • In a litany of sins, Djokovic’s selfishness is supreme.
    Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Rust remains in the headlines, but mostly for the litany of lawsuits in progress.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2022
  • But, the Braves have overcome those losses thanks to a litany of moves at the trade deadline at the end of July.
    Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2021
  • This piece is far more than just a litany of bizarre behavior.
    Longreads, 22 Sep. 2023
  • It’s part of a litany of terminal upgrades set for the months and years ahead — $166 million worth.
    Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Armed with a changeup that kept hitters off balance, Aupont got ahead in the count with a litany of first-pitch strikes.
    Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022
  • The dizzying pacing, the litany of hapless jokes, the all-out slapstick and the familiar shtick.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The litany of blunders and worse inspired by this Churchill obsession is a long one for Mr. Wheatcroft.
    Richard Aldous, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021
  • His wife, Cheryl Traud, ticked off a litany of reasons to vote for the Republican.
    Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022
  • With the window present, Mohajir expressed his thoughts on a litany of items.
    Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2022
  • The effect is not the numbing of a litany but of an incantatory drone, a colony of bees.
    Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
  • As was the case two years ago, the 2022 midterm elections have sparked a litany of baseless accusations of fraud.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The 'growth at any cost' attitude and litany of Mega deals have all but disappeared.
    Mark Flickinger, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Four months earlier, the prison’s warden, Ray J. Garcia, was charged with a litany of crimes.
    Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Roosevelt listens to his litany of horrors, then changes the subject.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Her litany of woes traces the limits of science and the deficiencies of healthcare.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Elsewhere in the video, there are cameos from a litany of famous — and infamous — New Yorkers.
    Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
  • But neither Roy’s stern words nor his itemized litany of how much the shindig is costing him manage to budge her.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2022
  • In the same report, the officer listed a litany of complaints that had been filed in recent months.
    Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
  • Putin has a litany of resentments and reasons for his actions.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The Bears have a litany of issues on offense and everything that could go wrong — with the exception of turnovers — did go wrong a week ago.
    Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2021
  • The quick return of power and low number of fatalities from Idalia may be added to that litany.
    Nicholas Nehamas, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
  • In part because of the time off and in part because of the bottom-line result — a 41-32 Monday night win over Cleveland — the Broncos will be spared too much sting despite a litany of mistakes.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Thousands of people have vacated their homes in Malibu, California, due to the Franklin Fire setting the city ablaze, including a litany of high-profile residents.
    Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024

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