How to Use bucket list in a Sentence

bucket list

noun
  • And one of the things on my bucket list was to make fire.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Think of it as your bucket list for the next 6 months or year.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Kyle Brown is down to the last item on his bucket list.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 May 2022
  • So, this was on my bucket list; this and going to the ocean.
    Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2022
  • The All-Pro player was able to cross one of the two off his bucket list.
    The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2024
  • What to do: If Hawaii is on your bucket list, now is the time to go.
    Jennifer Konerman, Sunset Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Going to the Super Bowl is at the top of Jeanie’s bucket list.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Ahead, 13 stretches of sand to add to your bucket list.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Here are just a few for your bucket list and tips on where to scope them out.
    Bailey Berg, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2021
  • What’s on your bucket list for the remainder of the year?
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Here are 28 things to in and around Charlotte to add to your fall bucket list.
    Laura Barrero, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The Galapagos had been at the top of my bucket list for many years.
    Rhonda Abrams, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • More calories burned for you, and a check off your bucket list.
    Nicol Natale, Woman's Day, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Criss says the new album was a check off his bucket list.
    Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 8 Oct. 2021
  • But the world is a big place and your bucket list no doubt gets longer every year.
    Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 27 June 2023
  • The livestream event saw the duo chat about bucket list travel and give away stays at the hotel chain.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Seeing the northern lights dance across the sky is a bucket list event for many.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
  • The Datta Lab checked this off its bucket list just this year in its dopamine study.
    Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The project knocks an item off the bucket list for Chow after a decade’s efforts.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2024
  • So any excuse to do it! Is there a place that's still on your bucket list?
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • If the place at the top of your bucket list has gone viral, go at off-peak times to avoid the inevitable queues.
    Layla Quaedvlieg, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Tell us about your travel style and what’s on your bucket list?
    Conde Nast Traveller Editorial, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Here are 12 can’t-miss mountain-town Airbnb homes to add to your bucket list.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Getting ready to cross that dream hike off your bucket list?
    Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Use that time and money to take a nice trip to a place on his own bucket list instead!
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2022
  • If that's been on your bucket list, certainly now's the time to sort of blow those points.
    Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2021
  • Are the lure of the open road, fresh country air and a Texas treehouse escape at the top of your bucket list for 2021?
    Alison Medley, Chron, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Most travel lovers have the Pyramids of Giza high on their bucket list.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • But there is one item on her bucket list that has been annoying elusive.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Saenz says the experience turned into a fun side trip, giving her the chance to check out the desert and Las Vegas’s Neon Museum, both of which had been on her bucket list.
    Korin Miller, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2024

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