Example Sentences

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A bag holding $1,000 face value of pre-1965 silver coins—dimes, quarters and half dollars—now costs about $38,000.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

Wells hit a grounder that appeared headed for center field, but Edman smothered it with a diving stop on the second-base side of the bag, holding Wells to a single that loaded the bases.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2024

Murphy took to keeping a "go" bag holding dialysis equipment in case such a situation arose.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2022

A parachute jumper swooped over the car and his weighted bag holding a huge Texas flag in place slammed into the No. 29 Chevy.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2012

I took it out of my tattered plastic bag, holding my free hand high to show I was unarmed, and slowly approached.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer