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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Pass so many things off the Republican wish list that no one in their right mind will ever vote for another big-government Democrat.
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Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
At 6-foot-3, 275 pounds, Bain’s measurables might not fit every team’s wish list but would work well in Kansas City, where defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has preferred dense and powerful pass rushers.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Didn’t get the Stanley tumbler or quencher on your wish list this year?
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Instead, Detroit is one of the top teams in the Atlantic, so cross that name off the wish list for now.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
At 6-foot-3, 275 pounds, Bain’s measurables might not fit every team’s wish list but would work well in Kansas City, where defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has preferred dense and powerful pass rushers.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Didn’t get the Stanley tumbler or quencher on your wish list this year?
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Instead, Detroit is one of the top teams in the Atlantic, so cross that name off the wish list for now.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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 13 Jan. 2026.
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