bedroll

Example Sentences

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On Omaha, the deadliest invasion beach, AP’s Whitehead lost his bedroll and equipment and nearly his life as he landed with the 16th Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Also missing, was Khan's bedroll which he had given the men to rest.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023

Once, she added, “he slept under a wagon in the snow, freezing cold in his bedroll, because there was no room in the bunkhouse.”

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2022

A man dressed in military fatigues and carrying a backpack and bedroll struggled to find the electronic ticket on his phone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2022

He looked at the hill where the cattle had disappeared, and fumbled untying the saddle strings; he pulled the bedroll loose and reached into the folds of the blankets.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko