active list
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He’ll be on the injured list more days than on the active list this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
Robinson Canó trailed Cabrera on the active list with 2,630 going into Saturday and is 39 years old.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2022
When he received the news that he was off the active list, Connors recalled he told his wife, "God's gonna take this and use it for good."
From Fox News ● Jan. 25, 2022
Ovechkin has 61 more goals from ages 30 to 34 than Joe Pavelski, who is No. 2 on the active list.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2020
The death of General Sheridan placed me in a position which I had never anticipated—that of senior officer on the active list of the army.
From Forty-Six Years in the Army by Schofield, John M.
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