Get to know Shortlist better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like list or listing.
Shortlist in a sentence
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Shortlist meaning
Alternative form of short list.
Using Shortlist
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of short list.
- Useful related words include: short list, list, listing, rate.
- In the example corpus, shortlist often appears in combinations such as: the shortlist, shortlist of, shortlist for.
Context around Shortlist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shortlist
- In this selection, "shortlist" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, final, nonfiction, cup and bronze stand out and add context to how "shortlist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a shortlist of forests and a shortlist of four. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shortlist" sits close to words such as anthropology, behaved and bracing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shortlist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Books examining race, oppression and violence dominate the nonfiction shortlist. (10 words)
A shortlist of four was drawn up, but all had serious drawbacks. (12 words)
But this year the South Oxfordshire town has not even made it on to the shortlist. (16 words)
And as Arsenal look to maintain their title charge this season, Mikel Arteta is in the market for a new striker to help improve the Gunner's threat in front of goal, with Toney being one of the top picks on the Spanish manager's shortlist. (46 words)
Construction companies on the project's pre-qualified shortlist will soon have the opportunity to bid on the project, a process that should take a couple of months and could lead to shovels in the ground at the south-end sports complex this year. (44 words)
One voter has tweeted: "The Labour Party, having said they’d make a shortlist and *allow* the democratically elected labour councillors to choose their next leader from it, have instead produced a shortlist of 1 and said there wouldn’t be a vote. (43 words)
Example sentences (20)
One voter has tweeted: "The Labour Party, having said they’d make a shortlist and *allow* the democratically elected labour councillors to choose their next leader from it, have instead produced a shortlist of 1 and said there wouldn’t be a vote.
A couple of years ago The Dragon’s Den producers were looking for new Dragons and I found myself on the final shortlist.
Agency, Network and Holding Company of the year are the Gerety top awards and earned for the highest combined score from points given to Shortlist, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Grand Prix, and Agency of the year by country awards.
And as Arsenal look to maintain their title charge this season, Mikel Arteta is in the market for a new striker to help improve the Gunner's threat in front of goal, with Toney being one of the top picks on the Spanish manager's shortlist.
Arsenal, last season’s Premier League title runners-up, have Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard on the shortlist.
As a Soft Service Manager at BAE Christchurch, Tracey emerged as the standout candidate from a shortlist of industry trailblazers who have continually demonstrated dedication to their people, sector, and the broader community.
A shortlist of forests and woodlands was collated using information from the websites of UK tourism boards and organizations.
A shortlist of four was drawn up, but all had serious drawbacks.
A special event will see the winner of the Walter Scott Prize announced from a shortlist of seven books.
Books examining race, oppression and violence dominate the nonfiction shortlist.
But the shortlist has now been whittled down to a final 10, with Dublin’s Croke Park, Manchester’s Old Trafford, Sunderland’s Stadium of Light and the London Stadium all facing the cut.
But this year the South Oxfordshire town has not even made it on to the shortlist.
Café Blu on Grafton Street took top spot but 11 other venues also made the shortlist.
Central Coast defender Jacob Farrell has also been named in Graham Arnold's Asian Cup shortlist.
Construction companies on the project's pre-qualified shortlist will soon have the opportunity to bid on the project, a process that should take a couple of months and could lead to shovels in the ground at the south-end sports complex this year.
Delegation members will participate in structured pitch sessions with a shortlist of asset managers that can deploy their capital at scale and facilitate financial, as well as social and environmental, returns.
Earlier this year, we searched for Mid Cheshire's Best Café or Coffee Shop 2023 and we put together a shortlist of ten of the best places in town that serve premium coffee, top quality breakfasts and excellent, homemade cakes and cookies.
Eddie Howe is confident that the transfer targets on his shortlist will get supporters excited this summer.
Ferguson Marine embarked on a bid for the contract through the initial Pre-Qualification Questionnaire process but failed to make the shortlist.
Here are the professionals who will be spending the evening celebrating making the shortlist this year, and waiting in anticipation to find out if they are one of our 2023 winners.
Common combinations with shortlist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the shortlist 72×
- shortlist of 35×
- shortlist for 28×
- to shortlist 11×
- shortlist will 7×
- shortlist to 7×
- shortlist and 6×
- from shortlist 6×
- shortlist is 6×
- final shortlist 5×