How to Use watch list in a Sentence

watch list

noun
  • Maybe that’s next on my watch list.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Keep a watch list—and some dry powder.
    — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 May 2026
  • Last year, just nine remained on the watch list.
    — CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
  • This is just a watch list, not a list of finalists.
    — Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This is just a watch list, not a list of finalists.
    — Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Belk is no stranger to the watch list of many credit analysts.
    — Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The first episode drops Friday and is at the top of my to-watch list this evening.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Here's a list of returning and new series to add to your watch list.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
  • So while Corteva is a great pick to put on our watch list, our next stock is on our buy list.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • But not on their watch list is CoComelon.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This one is definitely at the top of my weekend to-watch list.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • Heck, two guys from Colorado are in front of him on the Heisman watch list.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Here are some of the best Netflix original films to add to your must-watch list.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Ready to add either of these CBS comedies to your watch list?
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Frederique was also picked for the Bednarik Award watch list.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The nursing home has been on the federal government’s watch list for months.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The Bulldogs are on the watch list, but their computer numbers aren’t great.
    — Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Both teams have players on the conference's preseason watch list.
    — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Here's your family watch list for the weekend of August 8.
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025
  • While analysts say a cap is unlikely, the attention to the issue puts it on the watch list.
    — Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
  • To make this a doable watch list, here are 15 festive films streaming this holiday season.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Full of laugh-out-loud humor and fresh horrors, The Menu should be on every foodie's watch list.
    — Charlotte Walsh, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Ward was one of 50 players named to the watch list and was the only UM player to make the cut.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Here's your family watch list for the weekend of August 22.
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Solstice, which was spun off from Honeywell last year, is on the Club’s Bullpen stock watch list .
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • In July, Netflix has so many great options, but for the sake of a doable watch list, here are five standouts.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Albanese also said the younger suspect was not on a counterterrorism watch list.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 15 Dec. 2025
  • But not every ship that comes to town is on a Greenpeace watch list; there are also schooners, plus the odd outrigger canoe.
    — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
  • Here's your family watch list for the weekend of October 3.
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • He had been named to the Outland Trophy preseason watch list earlier in the month.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2023

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