alist
Origin of alist
1Other definitions for A list (2 of 2)
a group of desirable or admired people who are welcomed especially in social and professional situations: Hollywood's A list turned out for the Oscars.
Also A-list . pertaining to or being in an A list; prominent.
Origin of A list
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How to use alist in a sentence
In another year, stories about the strange new face of an A-list actress might draw chortles and cackles.
Renée Zellweger Got a New Face—and Everyone Had An Opinion About It | Kevin O’Keeffe | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut really, the A-list case comes down to the fact of his last name.
Be the Smarter Bush Brother, Jeb: Don’t Run! | Michael Tomasky | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe was eventually nominated for an Oscar for her performance, which immediately propelled her to the Hollywood A-list.
The Secrets of ‘Pulp Fiction’: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary | Marlow Stern | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn no other show would you see an A-list actor from a newly released blockbuster like Gone Girl getting fired up over Islam.
Now that Lohan is no longer an A-list celebrity, he washed his hands clean of the redheaded bombshell.
British Dictionary definitions for A list
: Compare B list
the most socially desirable category
(as modifier): an A-list event
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