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
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
Jon is waiting to be placed on the active list for a transplant.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2021
Gordon at once telegraphed to the War Office for the leave rendered necessary by his being on the active list, and that Department replied, asking for particulars.
From The Life of Gordon, Volume II by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
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