active list
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Deciding that Smith was healthy enough to play if needed, the team left Smith on the active list along with Lock and recently-signed practice squadder Sean Mannion.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
If a team puts three quarterbacks on the active list for a game, it can’t use the emergency option.
From Washington Times ● May 22, 2023
Just behind Francona on the active list is Showalter, who led the Mets to 101 wins in his first season with the team.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2022
He’ll be on the injured list more days than on the active list this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
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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