gunny

Example Sentences

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Once the dogs were baying along the rabbit's scent, the gamekeeper ran across the trail ahead of them, dragging a gunny sack of red herrings.

From Salon • May 13, 2023

“He told them to put it in a walking boot, and he tied it on the saddle with a gunny sack,” she said.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

Her makeshift hut, like hundreds of others here, is made from sticks and covered with gunny bags and clothes.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2022

A group of five men assist Steve Gallegos by grabbing gunny sacks and spreading them over the pig.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2019

I was so sure that I would catch a monkey this time, I didn’t sit down on my gunny sack.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls