in the bag
Example Sentences
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Here’s the headline: You have unusually strong income security, with two Social Security checks, a pension, a spouse still earning a salary with another 80% pension on the way, and long-term-care insurance in the bag.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
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
“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
I look in the bag: not only are there clothes, and not only are they the clothes I hate, but Jordan is sitting on them.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
