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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What has been your favorite place so far—or what’s on your wish list?
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 12 Feb. 2025
Text, though, is scarcely the most convenient way for commanders to communicate, and secure voice communication was on the military wish list.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
The group delivered a detailed wish list to Mr. Trump, topped by the rollback of the tailpipe pollution rules.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Chef’s wish lists Harris also talked to several chefs and restaurateurs about their hopes for 2025 even as so many of them were donating their time and food to feeding first responders and survivors of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 12 Feb. 2025
Text, though, is scarcely the most convenient way for commanders to communicate, and secure voice communication was on the military wish list.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
The group delivered a detailed wish list to Mr. Trump, topped by the rollback of the tailpipe pollution rules.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Chef’s wish lists Harris also talked to several chefs and restaurateurs about their hopes for 2025 even as so many of them were donating their time and food to feeding first responders and survivors of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Wish list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wish%20list. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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