bucket list

noun

: a list of things that one has not done before but wants to do before dying

Examples of bucket list in a Sentence

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These include epic challenges and bucket list adventures, like hiking Rim to Rim to Rim across the Grand Canyon or backcountry heli-skiing. Kody Boye, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025 Correspondent Susan Spencer looks into the do's and don'ts of making a bucket list, and joins an 83-year-old who gets to live her dream of driving a race car, thanks to Wish of a Lifetime from AARP. David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025 But even though Loh made history and achieved the kind of goal that some artists spend their entire lives working toward, a Grammy was never on her bucket list. James Factora, Them., 4 Apr. 2025 Lydia Ko recently crossed off her bucket list to play at the super-exclusive Augusta National Golf Club. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bucket list

Word History

Etymology

from the phrase kick the bucket (to die)

First Known Use

2006, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bucket list was in 2006

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“Bucket list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket%20list. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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