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

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

Tens and fifties of them were flung into the gunny sacks, and the sacks filled with tired, frightened, and disillusioned frogs, with dripping, whimpering frogs.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck