How to Use checklist in a Sentence

checklist

noun
  • I still have one thing left to do on my checklist.
  • Before takeoff the pilot went down his checklist of safety precautions.
  • The app will require customers to complete a safety checklist before using its service.
    Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 June 2021
  • Still, that thumb-in-the-eye posture seems to be part of Trump’s checklist for picks to run his second administration.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
  • There is no simple formula, no fact sheet or checklist, for figuring out our roles in the vital work to forge a just, livable future.
    Katharine Wilkinson, Time, 19 July 2021
  • As such, hiring a professional in drone photography should be at the top of your checklist prior to listing your land for sale.
    Bill Jordan, Dallas News, 27 June 2021
  • But just having the right kind of hardware, the type which will pass Windows 11’s hardware checklist on paper, isn’t enough.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 30 June 2021
  • Consider this your gifting or stocking-stuffing checklist—these outfit completers are made to be worn every day and won't go out of style anytime soon.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Finally, consider this your no-cockroaches-in-my-house checklist: Limit food sources such as bird feed, pet food, food wastes, and pet droppings.
    Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, 13 July 2021
  • Still, the team's summer checklist will look incomplete until the Wild re-signs its top scorers in Kaprizov and Fiala.
    Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
  • Senior aides to Mayor Todd Gloria did not embrace the idea of imposing a single checklist on every future deal.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2021
  • If there’s good news in a dismal situation, it’s this: The administration appears to be working on all the items on the departure checklist.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021
  • The holiday checklist isn't complete without jotting down more than a few scams to avoid from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
  • As a result, every vaccinated person should consider a safety checklist to help minimize the risk of becoming infected and spreading the virus to others.
    New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021
  • One of the first items on DCFS’ checklist: a drug test.
    Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2024
  • So here's a checklist for what schools might need to do to keep up.
    Matt Craig, Forbes, 26 May 2022
  • But that work was fused with the work of making the show and not just an item on a checklist.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The room reads like a checklist of poster cars, among them a Porsche 959 and Carrera GT.
    Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2022
  • For the tamal-obsessed, here is a quick and up-to-date checklist of the best local tamales in town, from the Valley to Watts.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Finally, in order to confirm a psoriatic arthritis diagnosis, your doctor can use a criteria checklist.
    Sara Gaynes Lev, SELF, 30 July 2021
  • Rely on a self-care checklist to use in times of crisis.
    Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The surgeon was in the corner going through his checklist.
    WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Kia always does a good job while keeping the consumer at the top of its checklist.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Grab a scarf, take a sip of your first PSL, and scroll through our ultimate fall checklist.
    Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The length of that checklist is daunting and certainly will frame what the team does this winter.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
  • There are no shortcuts, no one-size-fits-all checklist.
    Michael Bush, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2022
  • One of the simplest ways to do this is to create a digital checklist.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
  • For everyone else, a win like this marks a huge concern off the checklist.
    Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Prior to the home birth, your midwife will usually give you a checklist of things to do and things to buy.
    Amanda Krupa, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Bird strike records in Alaska reads like a birder’s checklist, from ravens to owls to pipits to killdeer.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2022

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