laundry list

noun

: a usually long list of items

the laundry list of new consumer-protection bills—

N. C. Miller

Examples of laundry list in a Sentence

She described a laundry list of goals for the city's schools. He recited a laundry list of problems.

Recent Examples on the Web During his speech, a concerned Dimon issued a laundry list of red flags about the global economy: inflation that won’t seem to go away, a U.S. government prone to profligate spending, and a geopolitical landscape that’s among the most volatile he’s seen. —

Paolo Confino, Fortune, 21 May 2024 Behind UConn’s bench sat a laundry list of legends, including Jim Calhoun, former assistant Howie Dickenman, James Bouknight, Emeka Okafor, Chris Smith, Charles Okwandu, Doug Wiggins, AJ Price and 2023 captain and national champion Andre Jackson Jr., a current Milwaukee Buck. —

Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2024 The pair appear as news anchors, discussing the mayor's press conference and the laundry list of issues facing the city. —

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 June 2024 The complaint outlines a laundry list of wrongdoing linked to other tattooed groups, including the Banditos, which operate out of the East L.A. Sheriff’s Station. —

Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for laundry list

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