short list

Example Sentences

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The musicians soon shed their black jackets in exchange for personalized Dodgers jerseys emblazoned with their last names, and numbers 11 and 12, representing their respective positions on the short list of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Schmid’s reference to inflation-fighting policy actions adds him to a short list of Fed officials who have hinted that an interest-rate increase could be called for if inflation remains stubborn or rises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

There’s a special kind of comfort in having a short list of meals you know, with almost mathematical certainty, will land.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

Scientists have now added another to that short list by observing neutrinos convert carbon atoms into nitrogen inside a massive underground detector.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025

I put her on a mental short list, set the alarm again, and take the magazine.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins