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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Its 93-page deregulatory manifesto reads like a wish list for turning passengers into powerless customers.
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Untamed Travelling, which launched in 2001 as a safari specialist and has since expanded into more than 150 destinations, has also seen the United States rise to the top of its client wish lists.
—Stacey Lastoe, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
Shifting sunlight could reshape these patterns as the northern hemisphere moves into autumn, so JWST observations are high on the researchers' wish list.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The journal has space to review 32 books, as well as eight pages to fill out reading wish lists.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Untamed Travelling, which launched in 2001 as a safari specialist and has since expanded into more than 150 destinations, has also seen the United States rise to the top of its client wish lists.
—Stacey Lastoe, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
Shifting sunlight could reshape these patterns as the northern hemisphere moves into autumn, so JWST observations are high on the researchers' wish list.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The journal has space to review 32 books, as well as eight pages to fill out reading wish lists.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2025.
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