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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One clear example is the president's executive order on voting and elections, which is nothing more than the wish list of a politician long fixated on promoting election misinformation.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The incoming government, headed by presumptive future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, outlined its plans on Wednesday making the film industry’s wish list part of the coalition agreement between Merz’s conservative CDU party and partners the CSU and SPD.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
At the time of Turner’s death, a handful of interviews remained on his wish list.
—Mark Harris, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The second round The wish list Josh Conerly Jr., OT, Oregon
Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina
Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State
Grey Zabel, OL, North Dakota State
In 2022, Poles shared a story about the Bears’ draft simulations and the availability of cornerback Kyler Gordon.
—Adam Jahns, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The incoming government, headed by presumptive future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, outlined its plans on Wednesday making the film industry’s wish list part of the coalition agreement between Merz’s conservative CDU party and partners the CSU and SPD.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
At the time of Turner’s death, a handful of interviews remained on his wish list.
—Mark Harris, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The second round The wish list Josh Conerly Jr., OT, Oregon
Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina
Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State
Grey Zabel, OL, North Dakota State
In 2022, Poles shared a story about the Bears’ draft simulations and the availability of cornerback Kyler Gordon.
—Adam Jahns, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Wish list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wish%20list. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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