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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Here are 12 can’t-miss mountain-town Airbnb homes to add to your bucket list. Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024 Closing a playoff game, let alone a World Series championship, had always been on Buehler’s baseball bucket list. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 Fall weather is finally blowing in and there's a list of seasonal activities happening this weekend to cross off your bucket list. Alexis Clinton, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024 Getting to work with her was a proper bucket list moment for me. Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024 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 22 Nov. 2024.

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