bucket list
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Photo: William Widmer for The Wall Street Journal College football is perfect in Death Valley, on the bucket list of places to see a game, especially one with these stakes. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "All Hail Our Alabama Football Overlords," 4 Nov. 2018 One thing on the bucket list of country favorites Shenandoah was to record a live album. — Chuck Dauphin, Billboard, "Shenandoah Talks New Live Album 'Reloaded,' Shares Cover Art & Tracklist: Exclusive," 2 Feb. 2018 But the lights are not guaranteed even in high latitudes, making their appearance a bucket list item made only more enticing in the age of #wanderlust imagecrafting. — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, "Keep on Chasing the Northern Lights," 25 Mar. 2019 Expensive, yes, but this was a bucket list item for my parents and me. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, "An Entertainment Editor's Impulse Buys: A Roomba, End-of-Year Sales, and $450 on Ice Skating," 9 Jan. 2019 From the coolest shops to the best pancakes and must-stroll parks, consider the below a bucket list for your first trip to the city. — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, "This Hotel Will Make All The Fashion Girls Flock to Amsterdam," 15 Nov. 2018 If Shanghai isn't on your bucket list, then add it. — Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, "How to Do Shanghai in 12 Hours or Less," 14 Dec. 2018 For many, getting to see Kelly Clarkson sing live is a major bucket list moment in and of itself. — Blair Donovan, Country Living, "Kelly Clarkson Sang With Police Officers at Her Concert and the Response Was So Powerful," 23 Feb. 2019 Ringing in the New Year in Times Square is on a lot of people's bucket lists. — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "Here's All The Info You Need To Watch The New Year's Eve Ball Drop From Home," 31 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bucket list.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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