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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And so Vietnam as a whole had really been on my travel bucket list for so long. AFAR Media, 30 May 2026 From adventures in historic national parks to stays on luxurious islands, here’s your ultimate cross-country travel bucket list. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 No, this was on my bucket list. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 25 May 2026 The auteur can now cross another genre off his bucket list with The Samurai and the Prisoner (Kokurojo), a stately and rather stagy historical mystery set during the 16th century, at a time when warring clans fought and outmaneuvered each other for control of the land. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026 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 4 Jun. 2026.

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