in the bag
Example Sentences
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This is essentially “shrinkflation,” like when a potato chip manufacturer keeps prices steady but puts fewer chips in the bag.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Woods went on to win the play-off on Monday, but who would have thought then that the 32-year-old, with 14 majors in the bag, would not catch Jack Nicklaus' record of 18?
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
“The U.S. narrative is, ‘We’ve got everything in the bag.’
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Is it presumptuous to say that an actor has an Oscar in the bag two weeks before the ceremony?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
He squeezed the little pack until the crackers crumbled and threw the orangey mush back in the bag.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
