bucket list

noun

: a list of things that one has not done before but wants to do before dying

Examples of bucket list in a Sentence

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On a first-time trip to Paris, biting into the city’s best baguettes and croissants is as much on the bucket list for many as a visit to the Eiffel Tower or Louvre. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025 Levy’s ostensibly there because exploring royal life was on his bucket list. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025 Was making a documentary always sort of on your bucket list? Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025 What’s still on your bucket list? Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bucket list

Word History

Etymology

from the phrase kick the bucket (to die)

First Known Use

2006, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bucket list was in 2006

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“Bucket list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket%20list. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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