How to Use punch list in a Sentence

punch list

noun
  • With each year, though, the number of items on the punch list still unchecked seem to continue to shrink.
    Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Boso had a long punch list of things to redo, like bathrooms, kitchen equipment, the side patio and the bar.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Every Warriors staffer carried a notebook and kept adding to punch lists as the night went on.
    Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 5 Oct. 2019
  • As soon as everything on the punch list is checked off, Hennessey hopes to exceed a top speed of 311 mph.
    Manuel Carrillo Iii, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2021
  • There are certain things on their punch list — their must-haves — and usually a deck is right up there.
    Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The Linden Park sewer project is finished with the exception of a final punch list of items.
    Linda Gandee, cleveland, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Tyler said a few punch list items, including railings, still need to be installed.
    Peter Marteka, courant.com, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Next on your punch list is the benches’ weight capacity.
    Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Contractors often build a house and then use the city inspector as their punch list, said Jamie Baggett, deputy fire chief.
    Janelle Jessen, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Use the inspection to create a punch list for the builder, said Liz Martin, a home inspector in Brookline.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2021
  • There is some hope that all the punch list items that were likely going to have to be done between the first homestand and second will be complete by the start of next week.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Before going into panic mode, check out these three easy ways to figure out the price of everything on your punch list.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2021
  • That could be light workouts at Globe Life Field — if a punch list of finish-out items is completed, the clubhouse perhaps biggest among them.
    Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2020
  • First up on Mimestream's punch list are features like phishing warnings and Gmail filter management.
    Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The Department of City Planning, which moved in a couple of years ago, is still working through a punch list for its new public hearing room in the concourse below the lobby that leads to the subways.
    Jane Margolies, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Since then, Metro and airports authority officials have gone over a punch list of items that are incomplete or were flagged out of concern.
    Justin George, Washington Post, 9 June 2022
  • Those 140 punch list items, about average for a widebody, Mr. Baldwin says, will be addressed this week by Boeing and its suppliers.
    Scott McCartney, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
  • There was something of a mad rush to finish punch list items before the Stapleton concert and that work was expected to continue through the exhibition games and the Rangers’ first road trip.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2020
  • The contractor is performing concrete replacement and will be performing punch list items.
    Linda Gandee, cleveland, 5 July 2021
  • Having a professional handyman come through and knock out that punch list of items before opening day is a great idea and will not only send positive signals to your prospective buyer but save you money on the home inspection.
    Jonathan Fox, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2017
  • Her parents moved in to oversee the final punch list, and Chan Coffman and her family spent nearly every weekend at the home over the summer, buttoning up the last projects, arranging furniture and decorating.
    Sarah Feldberg, SFChronicle.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The outstanding problems on the line, according to the authority, include minor issues such as fixing door closures and signage and are akin to a punch list of issues that are usually addressed before a final home inspection.
    Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2017
  • But here again, advocates wish the Baker administration had bigger ambitions beyond a punch list of fixes and modernization projects.
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Taken together, the features represent critical steps forward in Apple’s user security docket, but as with any punch list, many of the items were overdue for completion.
    Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Indeed, Nelson said construction is continuing to proceed on schedule with work expected to wrap up by the end of the month before contractors spend February working through a punch list of final touches throughout the stadium.
    Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 7 Jan. 2020
  • It will be temporarily closed until July 14 to finish off a punch list of mostly aesthetic exterior enhancements.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 June 2021
  • As part of these conversations, the city is taking seriously a punch list by Dr. Bullard: Involve impacted communities, convert land to mixed-income housing to discourage gentrification, and put a premium on preserving local culture.
    Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2021

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