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satchel

[sach-uhl] / ˈsætʃ əl /


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Not necessarily a designer one, but a handbag with a strong sense of itself — an acid-green baguette bag, a wicker orb with a padlock, a cheetah-print apothecary satchel.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025

Jackson, wearing a flashy dark suit and leather shoes that matched his brown satchel, told reporters outside the courthouse that the case was “very, very complex.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

She placed the money she received in a black satchel, nodded “thank you,” walked out the door, and climbed into a 20-foot Frontier RV with pretty purple shades around the windows.

From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2025

The advert sees Keoghan, depicting his Banshees character Dominic Kearney, riding a donkey that is meandering along on a path in rural Ireland while he tosses laptops out of a satchel to bemused islanders.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2025

“I went back out there with my school satchel and a gardening trowel. I had to make two trips. They’re really heavy.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

If that fails, mail carriers can put their mail satchels between themselves and the dog.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

At the time of the raid, he was compliant, albeit nervous for the researchers to scan his satchels of spice.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2023

All those attending the meeting were required to place phones in sealed satchels for its duration.

From Reuters ● May 26, 2023

Gear is stowed in satchels and nautical bags.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2023

Other Level One girls quickly put satchels in empty seats or slid over to block Ella from sitting next to them.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


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