How to Use laundry list in a Sentence

laundry list

noun
  • She described a laundry list of goals for the city's schools.
  • He recited a laundry list of problems.
  • And the Keaton callback is just one of a laundry list of them.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2023
  • But there is a laundry list of learnings of what’s not the best idea.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
  • The Pistons have a laundry list of guys battered and bruised around this time of the year.
    Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2022
  • The laundry list of things that had to be addressed with my surgery is quite long.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • When it first got kicked off, there was a laundry list of song and who wanted to do what.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The laundry list of promises Musk has failed to keep is striking.
    Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Once again, the show boasts a laundry list of top acting talent.
    Manori Ravindran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The key now, Murray said, is how the Cardinals clean up the laundry list of issues that turned sour.
    Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The plaintiffs threw a laundry list of claims against the state, and every single count was dismissed.
    Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The Spurs won despite a laundry list of missing players.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • And Shell’s laundry list of problems—and thus compliance—is long.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 25 May 2023
  • The whole song is basically a laundry list of all of these phrases that are in big country songs.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2023
  • To top it off, Lonestar comes with a laundry list of amenities to please cowboys and cowgirls.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Despite the laundry list of lip balms, glosses, and treatments hitting the market daily, this pick always seems to rise to the top.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Fans were quick to run to LeAnn's comment section to leave kind messages along with a laundry list of predictions as to what the singer has in store for fans soon.
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Blackened seasoning is a laundry list of dry spices that packs flavor into a rub for fish and meat.
    Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • There’s no laundry list of bubble teams with complex scenarios to get an NCAA bid.
    Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2022
  • But if the laundry list of possible benefits of all the many cannabinoids is huge, the hard work has not yet been done to prove their utility.
    Nicola Jones, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Not a laundry list of accomplishments but a chance to dig into the nuance and texture of their subject’s life.
    Jonathan Levinson, oregonlive, 16 July 2023
  • There's a laundry list of potential wheezing causes, and they can be linked to issues in your lungs, vocal cords, and even heart.
    Korin Miller, Health.com, 14 Feb. 2022
  • If the bill becomes law, the Fed may be saddled with a laundry list of policy mandates—from social justice to free speech.
    Jeb Hensarling, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Some will be used to resolve parts of its laundry list of outstanding legal issues.
    Ben Eisen, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Any health trend lauded online as a one-stop shop for curing a laundry list of ailments should be viewed with a critical eye.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Stocks are off to a rocky start so far this year thanks to a laundry list of challenges including inflation spikes and interest rate hikes.
    Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The laundry list of contenders makes this one of the party’s most difficult leadership contests to predict in years.
    New York Times, 11 July 2022
  • With the location in mind, Parker began reaching out to a laundry list of local barbers to star in his promo.
    The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2023
  • That's all neat, and the promise of a phone that's small in your pocket yet big in your hand would be a compelling idea if not for a laundry list of practicality concerns.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Taking care of children is a full-time job, even without a laundry list of household tasks to get done (including laundry).
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 29 Nov. 2023

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