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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Put this spot near the top of your Spice wish list.
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Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Carving out exemptions or lower rates for some key sectors has long been on EU’s trade agreement wish list, with analysts expecting that the bloc could accept a baseline tariff in exchange for such sectoral provisions.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Two years ago, NASCAR assigned Ben Kennedy the task of addressing two items on the stock car racing wish list — adding a Southern California race and staging a race on a military base.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Take Flint, Michigan, for example, which has been struggling with safe drinking water since 2014 and is just one spot on Richardson’s wish list to service.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Carving out exemptions or lower rates for some key sectors has long been on EU’s trade agreement wish list, with analysts expecting that the bloc could accept a baseline tariff in exchange for such sectoral provisions.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Two years ago, NASCAR assigned Ben Kennedy the task of addressing two items on the stock car racing wish list — adding a Southern California race and staging a race on a military base.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
Take Flint, Michigan, for example, which has been struggling with safe drinking water since 2014 and is just one spot on Richardson’s wish list to service.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 16 July 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 6 Aug. 2025.
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