How to Use litany in a Sentence

litany

noun

• The team blamed its losses on a litany of injuries.
• He has a litany of grievances against his former employer.
• But neither Roy’s stern words nor his itemized litany of how much the shindig is costing him manage to budge her.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2022
• That phrase was uttered at least five separate times last season as the Mets ace dealt with a litany of injuries.
  — Andrew Tredinnick, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2022
• Four months earlier, the prison’s warden, Ray J. Garcia, was charged with a litany of crimes.
  — Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
• The reverse, which held answers to a litany of questions about the condition of places where respondents lived, were not preserved.
  — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2022
• There is evidence to back that up, even if most on Capitol Hill have their own litany of asterisks to attach to the factsheets.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Mar. 2022
• This is not the first time Congress is taking an interest in Credit Suisse’s litany of scandals.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2022
• The Oscars face a litany of problems, some of which are out of the organization’s control and others that are self-inflicted.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022
• The list also includes a litany of actors who landed double nominations for their performances and their work producing their shows.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2024
• By April, there was nothing but the monotony of days, the litany of body counts and infection rates, and whatever grim rituals could be done to ward off despair and hopelessness.
  — Colin Dickey, Longreads, 30 Mar. 2022
• In a scathing statement, James ran through a litany of examples of systematic deception tactics used by the company to trick consumers.
  — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
• Until they are plugged, these wells can leak a litany of pollutants, from toxic gasses to salty wastewater, presenting an environmental crisis across Oklahoma.
  — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2024
• What to know: The Saints enter Week 6 with a litany of injuries.
  — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2022
• But smartly, the film doesn’t dwell on the entire litany of Maurice’s scams.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
• This piece is far more than just a litany of bizarre behavior.
  — Longreads, 22 Sep. 2023
• Armed with a changeup that kept hitters off balance, Aupont got ahead in the count with a litany of first-pitch strikes.
  — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022
• The dizzying pacing, the litany of hapless jokes, the all-out slapstick and the familiar shtick.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
• His wife, Cheryl Traud, ticked off a litany of reasons to vote for the Republican.
  — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022
• With the window present, Mohajir expressed his thoughts on a litany of items.
  — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2022
• The effect is not the numbing of a litany but of an incantatory drone, a colony of bees.
  — Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
• As was the case two years ago, the 2022 midterm elections have sparked a litany of baseless accusations of fraud.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022
• The 'growth at any cost' attitude and litany of Mega deals have all but disappeared.
  — Mark Flickinger, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• Roosevelt listens to his litany of horrors, then changes the subject.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
• Her litany of woes traces the limits of science and the deficiencies of healthcare.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• Elsewhere in the video, there are cameos from a litany of famous — and infamous — New Yorkers.
  — Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
• In the same report, the officer listed a litany of complaints that had been filed in recent months.
  — Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
• The quick return of power and low number of fatalities from Idalia may be added to that litany.
  — Nicholas Nehamas, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
• Structural problems are just the latest in a long litany of problems affecting the small, frigate-sized ships.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2022
• While most movies would be happy enough with all of those achievements, Barbie has added even more to its litany of honors.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Sep 2024