How to Use bucket list in a Sentence

bucket list

noun
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  • 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
  • So on my bucket list at the moment is a lot more of the same.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • Here are 12 ways to do that — think of it as a winter bucket list, of sorts.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2020
  • More calories burned for you, and a check off of your bucket list.
    — Nicol Natale, Woman's Day, 8 May 2020
  • 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
  • One of his bucket list items was to fly in an airplane.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2020
  • The new year could be a great time to take a bucket list trip, or fly to a nice beach somewhere.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • If Hawaii is on your bucket list, now is the time to start planning your trip.
    — Rebecca Shinners, Health.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • On Machu Picchu: No doubt a wonder of the world and a check on my bucket list.
    — Joanna Hillman, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Nov. 2019
  • 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
  • Some guest hosts, like Roberts, were excellent but clearly there just to check off an item on their bucket list.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025

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