How to Use A-list in a Sentence

A-list

noun
  • Some of it might have to do with an A-list that refuses to recede.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Where names like those go, more A-list peers and shoppers will follow.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 June 2023
  • Back in the day, A-list actors didn’t even use personal stylists.
    Glamour, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The quip could have been a response to recent A-list pressure on Drescher and the guild to make a deal quickly.
    William Earl, Variety, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The upscale eatery has long been a favorite of the Italian elite, as well as A-list travelers from around the globe.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2023
  • Although the lineup has yet to be revealed, fans can expect A-list stars and the best up-and-coming acts to be on the bill.
    Holly Alvarado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The A-list cast of Netflix’s Zero Day continues to grow.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • And the company’s first project now comes with some A-list support to help spread its message.
    Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
  • Like all of the A-list attendees, the couple showed up on theme and in looks that paid homage to honoree Karl Lagerfeld.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
  • By that point, Ohtani had reached A-list celebrity status in Japan for his two-way prowess.
    Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
  • Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings!
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings!
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The film was sold by Totem Films to more than 40 key distributors, and screened at A-list festivals around the world.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Adding some A-list musical artists to the table, perhaps?
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Which leads us to the less-than-stellar aspects of Nolan’s A-list A-bomb-creator’s origin story.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2023
  • So, okay, first of all, Del Rey is blonde again—and not just any blonde but A-list and Kardashian-preferred honey blonde.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The show's guests include renowned celebrity chefs and restaurant owners and A-list actors.
    Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • And the Indigenous actor (and British Vogue cover star) has the A-list red carpet style to match her awards season buzz.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2023
  • That effort failed swifty in 2020, despite getting some A-list actors on board.
    WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the acting races are overflowing with A-list names and celebrities.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 June 2023
  • Pictures of the A-list squad rooting for the Chiefs in a MetLife suite dominated social media.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • There followed a fast run of movies, not all hits but all A-list works that by the 1950s made Peck a paragon of class on screen, about as popular with men as with women.
    Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2023
  • Aside from an A-list Asian cast, fans can expect elaborate sets to take them directly into the world of Avatar.
    Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Has Iran made it to the A-list among countries that can produce hypersonic missiles?
    Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 9 June 2023
  • With the A-list crowd scrambling to get into their seats in time, producers delayed the start of the Academy Awards by about five minutes.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Some of Williams’s A-list pals praised her newest maternity look in the comment section.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Enter Valentine’s Day, a generic, cookie-cutter rip-off filled to the brim with A-list stars and Oscar winners.
    Janey Tracey, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The director and star made his mark in the 1990s with big-swing epics, and after some career setbacks, regained his spot on the A-list with the small-screen success of Yellowstone.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Some of her A-list friends expressed their adoration over the family portrait.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 May 2023
  • Ortega’s deal will be one to watch, as the actress signed on to the franchise before she was catapulted to the A-list thanks to Netflix’s Wednesday.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2023

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