B list
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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There was not an A-list or a B-list or a C-list celebrity to be found.
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2024
In particular, he described Jack Straw as being "mystifyingly tongue-tied" in one key UK/US meeting and labelled him as a B-list politician who was "more to be liked than admired".
From BBC • Jul. 28, 2022
The Pac-12 passed on the best B-list option, Houston, last summer, and there hasn’t been an A-lister available since the fall of 2011, when the presidents turned down Oklahoma.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2022
The night was poorly programmed, with too many B-list acts in a row doing deep cuts that all blended together.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2022
Yvonne De Carlo, the best known member of the original cast, portrayed the former B-list star who sings “I’m Still Here.”
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2021
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