How to Use wish list in a Sentence

wish list

noun
  • That book is on my wish list.
  • Neely’s wish list has not changed.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 June 2026
  • This is your free agent wish list.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Now’s the time to snag items on your wish list for less.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Growth may be on your business wish list.
    — John Hall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • And the group at the top of their wish list to show up in droves?
    — NBC News, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Put this spot near the top of your Spice wish list.
    — Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • So what are the hero buys topping our wish lists?
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Yet her item was not the only one on her wish list.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Click through to find the best corduroy pieces on our wish list.
    — Georgia Murray, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2020
  • What’s one thing on your shopping wish list for this fall?
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Melissa has been on the wish list for this show for quite a while.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Amazon will alert you if one of your wish list items goes on sale.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2020
  • And what if the client’s wish list and the budget aren’t in sync?
    — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 28 June 2023
  • Those numbers would place him high on a trade wish list for many teams.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Glamour’s fall loafer trends wish list 1.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2025
  • David and Katey were wish list people for us.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
  • That means right now is a great time to start building your wish list.
    — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
  • What's on your Amazon wish list?
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
  • What has been your favorite place so far—or what’s on your wish list?
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Guests are adding homes to their Airbnb wish lists from all over the world.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 20 May 2020
  • Keep scrolling to shop more wish list items from Target.
    — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Here’s a quick primer on why this handy pot should be on every cook's wish list.
    — Ashley Leath, Country Living, 3 Feb. 2020
  • This set by nail artist Sarah Haidar is top of our wish list.
    — Mica Ricketts, refinery29.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The amount of womenswear saved on my wish list keeps growing.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2021
  • These washable silk pants are at the top of my travel wish list.
    — Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2026
  • Frye’s holiday wish list is not very long.
    — Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Stewart’s outfit shot the style to the top of my wish list.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 25 May 2026
  • The idea might seem like a throwaway line in a wish list of policies.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Job ads are wish lists, not commandments.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

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