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

Recent Examples on the Web This year has been full of checking things off my bucket list, and this is definitely one of them! Jem Aswad, Variety, 26 June 2024 Americans may want to follow suit and take that step to finally book the trip on their bucket list. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024 Nevertheless, scoring an album is definitely on his professional and creative bucket list. Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024 If basketball is on your bucket list, make Lille your home base. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bucket list 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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