gunny

Example Sentences

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Government pathologist Richard Njoroge told journalists on Tuesday evening that what they found was "quite unusual" with bodies "stacked in gunny bags", after a day-long process that was interrupted by heavy rains.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

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

“We used gunny sacks to cover the windows because there was no glass.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2018

Picking up my gunny sack, I whispered to Rowdy, “I’m not sure, boy, but I think I saw something. It could have been a monkey. Come on, let’s hide and see what happens.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls