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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Top 25 destinations to add to your travel bucket list in 2025, plus trends for flights, hotel stays and more One notable trend in this year’s cruise bookings is a shift towards booking older and more established ships in the cruise line fleets. Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025 Mom And Son Delight Internet With 10/10 Dance Moves By Daniella Gray Family and Parenting Reporter 0 A 13-year-old boy is going viral on Reddit for his ambitious bucket list. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 John Lewis, who brought Texas-style brisket to downtown Charleston in 2016, added a second location in Greenville, South Carolina, in 2022, and this summer will open a third in Atlanta’s Ansley Mall. Don’t have time to pull off that bucket list barbecue tour? Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025 Cody Simpson Opens Up About 'Mutual' Breakup from Miley Cyrus: 'No Hard Feelings' For Simpson, landing a role in Guys & Dolls was on his bucket list. Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 13 Jan. 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 31 Jan. 2025.

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