bedroll
Example Sentences
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The next day, Meiser was shown on the jail’s surveillance cameras handing Triplett a bag and bedroll, the report says.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025
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
A man on a motorbike loaded with a bedroll and few possessions, who looked as if he was leaving too, said he didn’t know how the fire was caused, but it wasn’t a shell.
From BBC • May 28, 2024
Grainy pictures shot on cheap cellphones show dazed families from Yay Shin squatting on the forest floor with a few possessions scattered around them, like a cooking pot and a bedroll sodden with rain.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2021
After what seemed like hours, she threw off her blankets and packed up her bedroll, dressing quickly.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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