long list

British  

noun

1. a list of suitable applicants for a job, post, etc, from which a short list will be selected

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verb

1. (tr) to put (someone) on a long list

Example Sentences

Winkleman added that cruise lines typically have a long list of clauses in their passenger contracts that address any number of scenarios, from changing itineraries with little notice to, yes, imposing a fuel surcharge.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Alvin Hellerstein, the US judge overseeing the case against deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, is a no-nonsense 92-year-old with a long list of high-profile cases on his CV.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

And Ivana Bašić’s chilling sculptures deploy a long list of materials to create highly polished, alien-like creatures that could be the result of a horrifying futuristic experiment to create human-insect-robot hybrids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Muneeba Ali, Sadia Iqbal, Diana Baig and Fatima Sana are the four women's players on the long list.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

First there was a long list of people.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd