bag

Example Sentences

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Jatinder, who says he would be turning 60 - "a senior citizen" - in a couple of months, was carrying a heavy shoulder bag.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Here’s the headline: You have unusually strong income security, with two Social Security checks, a pension, a spouse still earning a salary with another 80% pension on the way, and long-term-care insurance in the bag.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Dave sent an SOS to their outfitter and stayed the night with Shelley, hoping for an unlikely rescue, while holding one sleeping bag over them both.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Leaning on a burlap bag brimming with gum arabic, Ahmad pointed to a map on a journalist’s phone to show the circuitous path he took to get here.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

But in the dark nights, as the wind howled and the fever pulsed, I would draw that bag out of some dark corner of my mind and root through it once again.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom