How to Use short list in a Sentence

short list

noun

• On the short list of the most frustrating games of the year.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
• Quinn-Toye was one of four to make the short list for the male lead.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
• Make a short list of variants that will get the most votes.
  — Tatiana Melnichuk, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
• Carey was on a short list of favorites to win the NCAA all-around.
  — oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2022
• The city was on the short list to host the World Cup Final in 2026, and will host the most matches.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 June 2024
• The other candidates on the short list for the post were Democrats.
  — cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
• The 27-year-old adds his name to the short list of artists to come through the club and sign the side entrance’s white wall.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2022
• Sure, Ohio might not be on a short list of beach havens in the United States.
  — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
• Made it to Don Sweeney’s short list prior to the Montgomery hire.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022
• The tune opens at No. 14 on the short list, bringing the singer back to a tally she’s reached many times in the past.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• Those who listed Adele as their fave-rave were saved for the short list.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Nov. 2021
• Dartmouth, Chelmsford, and Duxbury are all on the short list for now.
  — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022
• The band fills three more spaces between No. 5 and No. 10, which is the last spot on the short list.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
• The result is a short list of the chief components in the drug sample.
  — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
• He’s on a short list of guys who can beat you with all the different tools, the arm, the glove, the power, the speed.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2021
• On the short list for Pac-12 defensive player of the year.
  — oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2021
• Lupoi was among the top candidates from the start and remains high on the short list.
  — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2021
• His name was not on most short lists of candidates for the post.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• There’s been no looking back for Pope, who is on a short list for Pac-12 freshman of the year.
  — oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2023
• But Steven Labov, the task force's chief, made a short list of tips for surviving a fall.
  — Rob Goodier, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2021
• Here, a short list of the go-to self-care favorites the beauty founder returns to time and time again.
  — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Aug. 2022
• Five times over 15 years, reports surfaced that Ng was on the short list to be a GM.
  — Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2021
• Oakland Tech is on that short list of teams that have the height to match up with Branham.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
• Have banks/providers on your short list received any bad press?
  — Chris Dean, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
• Jonathan Taylor is still either the best running back in the NFL or on a very short list.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Sep. 2022
• Diem is also on that short list of best Colts never to make a Pro Bowl.
  — Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star, 23 July 2021
• Here’s a short list of some of the best fillet knives on the market for a variety of users.
  — Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• Mullen and Pruitt wouldn’t be on my short list for that position.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 24 Jan. 2023
• Time unveiled the Person of the Year short list earlier this week.
  — Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
• Lutnick, a longtime friend to Trump, was also on the short list to serve as Treasury secretary.
  — Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Jan 2025