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backpack

[bak-pak] / ˈbækˌpæk /
NOUN
sack carried on the back
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You can never have enough snacks in your backpack on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"The kids will have virtually nothing on their backs, just maybe a really small backpack to get on the plane," said Tom.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Angel Sauceda, a spokesperson for the American Red Cross in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, said go bags — any durable backpack or duffel bag will do — should have:

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

They sneaked the watch into their son’s backpack because electronic devices weren’t allowed on the field trip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The closest overhead bins are filled with roller bags, so I contort myself to shove my backpack beneath the seat in front of mine.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

They snatch backpacks, swipe shoes and nibble on trekking poles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Sheets, backpacks, and outstretched bodies transform the emblematic seafront promenade into an open-air dormitory for a few hours.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Thus, our heroes must peel themselves off from the couch and go on the run with their resentful felines Dio and GG bouncing along in backpacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Reducing the idea to the point of absurdism, Gill asked Hartig if the cartoon character on countless children’s backpacks was “racist.”

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

A couple of people with big hiking backpacks stood against the wall, just out of the rain.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart

This generation, who as young adults hitchhiked across the country and backpacked through Europe, now is going on safaris and hiking in the Serengeti on guided tours that offer “easy” as well as “challenging” options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Poet Allen Ginsberg backpacked around the Northwest in 1956 with Zen poet Gary Snyder.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2021

Mann points to American Hiking Society numbers showing 34 million Americans hiked in 2013 and 9 million backpacked.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2020

Tock grew a beard, borrowed a Volkswagen van and backpacked through Western national parks with a friend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2019

Some ding-dongs believe me, though, and when that happens, I keep the lie going, spinning it until I run out of ideas: I backpacked through France, Germany, and Spain with my rich aunt from Barcelona.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

The Gatlinburg, Tenn., company offers special viewing tours and backpacking trips in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

She got a job, found a partner, started running, and booked backpacking trips.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

Several are backpacking sites and do not offer potable water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025

Loktev hasn’t completed a film since 2011’s “The Loneliest Planet,” which starred Gael García Bernal and Hani Furstenberg as soon-to-be-wed lovers backpacking through the Georgian countryside, their seemingly close bond shattered after a harrowing encounter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

Cars occasionally sped by on the highway, a backpacking couple on mountain bikes pedaled past.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña


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