short list
Example Sentences
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Aside from an unlucky draw, there is a short list of reasons a prisoner ends up here.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
“When he was on that short list, and a couple of newspaper and TV people came to interview me, and I had remembered saying Sam had a strong moral compass,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Carson admitted that when he was first applying for jobs "there was a short list of options".
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 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
After that, Debbie and Karl drew up a short list of approved visitors along with a plan for dealing with the press.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
