backpack

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

“He was a simple person, very humble and down to earth. He used to travel with just a backpack, some shirts and jeans and his laptop.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Terajewicz says that heavy-duty petrol backpack blowers can reach a maximum blowing force of about 50 newtons.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

A couple of times, I’d noticed him napping, his glasses askew from using his backpack as a pillow.

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

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

The fashion was baggy everything for guys and short shorts, midriffs and little backpacks for girls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

I threw my arms around her, and we hugged, which was awkward, because we were both wearing backpacks.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

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

As recounted by Hey and the Santa Barbara Independent, Montgomery had backpacked or cycled across South America, including Argentina and Chile, and across Asia, including India and the Himalayas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025

After he graduated, they transitioned from being at college together to dating long-distance while Mr. Reimers backpacked around the world.

From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022

For the ceremony, the couple chose a spot where they’ve backpacked together, on a high-alpine pass with stunning views over the North Cascades.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 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

Jennifer Liu, a Moreno Valley resident, was at the park the same time frame as the Shields family and was able to mostly avoid the crowds on her backpacking trip through the park’s backcountry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

The Gatlinburg, Tenn., company offers special viewing tours and backpacking trips in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

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

Several are backpacking sites and do not offer potable water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025

“Yes, when the weather is good they go backpacking all the time — even the doctor. They’re all real outdoorsy,” she told me quietly, examining her shoes, too.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer