Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for backpack. Search instead for backpar.
Definitions

backpack

[bak-pak] / ˈbækˌpæk /
NOUN
sack carried on the back
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

I didn’t even have to put my backpack in the overhead bin and still had plenty of room to stretch out.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

It meant making your bed every morning and putting finished homework in your backpack every night.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

One man pushed past me with a backpack, shouting agitatedly about fried chicken.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

Whisper Aero aims to further develop its products, including a backpack leaf blower that would be better suited to professional landscapers.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The cold stung my cheeks as I pulled The World Awakens from my backpack again.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Sheets, backpacks, and outstretched bodies transform the emblematic seafront promenade into an open-air dormitory for a few hours.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Thus, our heroes must peel themselves off from the couch and go on the run with their resentful felines Dio and GG bouncing along in backpacks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Thanks to these men, school kids today carry around more computing power in their backpacks than the Pentagon could have afforded in the 1950s.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Reducing the idea to the point of absurdism, Gill asked Hartig if the cartoon character on countless children’s backpacks was “racist.”

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

"That's what you think," TJ went on as they swapped backpacks.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

This generation, who as young adults hitchhiked across the country and backpacked through Europe, now is going on safaris and hiking in the Serengeti on guided tours that offer “easy” as well as “challenging” options.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Adamson, according to an ABC report, is a former teacher who backpacked across the country and wrote a book about the subject.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2023

“I’m so happy to be back,” said Monica Macri, as she led her line of energetic, masked and backpacked fourth-graders toward their designated school entrance.

From Seattle Times Sep. 1, 2021

Mann points to American Hiking Society numbers showing 34 million Americans hiked in 2013 and 9 million backpacked.

From Washington Post Oct. 8, 2020

Some ding-dongs believe me, though, and when that happens, I keep the lie going, spinning it until I run out of ideas: I backpacked through France, Germany, and Spain with my rich aunt from Barcelona.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

The soldier's profile notes he loves "to travel, and do anything related to the outdoors; hiking, backpacking, camping, biking, boating".

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

At his condo last fall, Pretti was preparing for a biking and backpacking trip in Utah.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 1, 2026

Several are backpacking sites and do not offer potable water.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 29, 2025

Loktev hasn’t completed a film since 2011’s “The Loneliest Planet,” which starred Gael García Bernal and Hani Furstenberg as soon-to-be-wed lovers backpacking through the Georgian countryside, their seemingly close bond shattered after a harrowing encounter.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2025

“I was in Cusco, and I’d been backpacking for weeks.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden




Vocabulary lists containing backpack


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training