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.
  • For everyone else, a win like this marks a huge concern off the checklist.
    Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
  • John Doerr’s new book is a checklist for global action.
    Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2021
  • JaVale McGee puts causes like this on his checklist when joining a new team.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2021
  • The threefold checklist includes examining the scope, fairness and road map of these plans.
    Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • Armed with your checklist, call the airline and then the testing providers, rather than looking online, to ask questions and schedule your appointment.
    Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Tools for remembering everything before your next trip A reliable checklist.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Be Ready Rebate checklist, which evaluates all aspects of the customer’s water system, such as the water heater and outdoor plumbing.
    Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The perfect opportunity to completely declutter is hard to come by, but over time, this checklist of 14 items to pare down can help you slowly but surely reorganize your home.
    Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2021
  • That care need not be hidden away in boiler rooms and insulation or tucked into a checklist for LEED certification.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 Nov. 2021
  • But some projects your enterprise may undertake go beyond a simple one-and-done checklist and actually become more effective if they’re considered part of an ongoing journey.
    Jon Roskill, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • This duffel bag hits every point on our checklist — and more.
    Amanda Oliver, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Study this Blue Ridge roadtrip checklist, and start plotting your course.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Just add it to the mental checklist, right after the toilet paper.
    Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 15 July 2024
  • Here’s a checklist to go through before booking your next rental.
    Christopher Elliott, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The initial reaction to the larger-than-expected 50 basis point rate cut from the Fed has been positive across the soft landing checklist.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Alongside the insistence that suicide can be stopped lie reminders for survivors not to feel guilty or blame themselves, a request that feels impossible, as you’re handed checklists of preventative measures.
    Sophia Laurenzi, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024

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