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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Here, three ways the holiday might play out and shape the retailer’s path into 2026 — from the grinchiest, most speculative scenario to where the retailer gets everything on its wish list.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
How to Choose Wearables Without Buyer’s Remorse Start with your actual day, not a wish list.
—William Jones, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
The Patriot, typically deemed the gold standard of ballistic missile defense, has consistently featured at the very top of Kyiv's wish list of military support from its allies.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The $7,200 in CPPS funds will pay for all items firefighters placed on their wish list, barring unanticipated price increases, according to Rotary Club of La Jolla member Cindy Goodman.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
How to Choose Wearables Without Buyer’s Remorse Start with your actual day, not a wish list.
—William Jones, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
The Patriot, typically deemed the gold standard of ballistic missile defense, has consistently featured at the very top of Kyiv's wish list of military support from its allies.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The $7,200 in CPPS funds will pay for all items firefighters placed on their wish list, barring unanticipated price increases, according to Rotary Club of La Jolla member Cindy Goodman.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 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 13 Nov. 2025.
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