wish list
noun
: a list of desired but often realistically unobtainable items
a wish list of useful changes
Examples of wish list in a Sentence
That book is on my wish list.
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Neighborhood House is looking for volunteers and donations to its wish list.
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Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
Kiffin’s name has consistently surfaced in such searches and is again near the top of many wish lists, partly because Ole Miss has become one of the conference’s most explosive offenses under his tenure in recent seasons.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Glamour’s fall loafer trends wish list 1.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2025
If you’re headed to the beach, relaxation is probably number one on your vacation wish list.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
Kiffin’s name has consistently surfaced in such searches and is again near the top of many wish lists, partly because Ole Miss has become one of the conference’s most explosive offenses under his tenure in recent seasons.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Glamour’s fall loafer trends wish list 1.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2025
If you’re headed to the beach, relaxation is probably number one on your vacation wish list.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wish list
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“Wish list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wish%20list. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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