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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After posing on the red carpet in a black tuxedo, the actor spoke to Entertainment Tonight about his daughter's Christmas wish list.
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
The Rockford Files is a marquee title in the Universal TV library, and finding a smart, contemporary way to bring it back has long been on the studio’s wish list.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Since then, she's collected 45 years' worth of passport stamps, crossing off destinations like Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Thailand, Bhutan, Morocco, and Kenya on her travel wish list.
—Stephanie Gray, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
If luggage isn’t on your wish list, pick up these nifty packing cubes to help optimize your suitcase real estate, along with this clever toiletry bag that even Oprah has raved about.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
The Rockford Files is a marquee title in the Universal TV library, and finding a smart, contemporary way to bring it back has long been on the studio’s wish list.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Since then, she's collected 45 years' worth of passport stamps, crossing off destinations like Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Thailand, Bhutan, Morocco, and Kenya on her travel wish list.
—Stephanie Gray, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
If luggage isn’t on your wish list, pick up these nifty packing cubes to help optimize your suitcase real estate, along with this clever toiletry bag that even Oprah has raved about.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 10 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 17 Jan. 2026.
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