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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The Ramona Real Estate Association has filled the wish lists of 48 homebound seniors from the Ramona Senior Center’s Meals on Wheels program.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Santa will be on hand to go over wish lists while shoppers can pick up last-minute gifts in the Christmas Crafts Village.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
Below, shop my wish list picks starting at $3.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
In the spirit of the holiday season, the Boston Herald’s Red Sox reporters, Mac Cerullo and Gabrielle Starr, present their Red Sox wish lists.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Santa will be on hand to go over wish lists while shoppers can pick up last-minute gifts in the Christmas Crafts Village.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
Below, shop my wish list picks starting at $3.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
In the spirit of the holiday season, the Boston Herald’s Red Sox reporters, Mac Cerullo and Gabrielle Starr, present their Red Sox wish lists.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 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 2 Jan. 2026.
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