baggage

Example Sentences

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Parents who are anxious about money may worry they’ll pass their emotional baggage on to the next generation, but it’s possible to give kids constructive financial lessons without weighing them down.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

In an interview with CNN, border czar Tom Homan said that agents would not be screening passengers or handling baggage.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

“There’s a lot of baggage wrapped up in piety,” Mr. Sasse says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

TSA officers -- the army of workers who screen passengers, baggage and cargo -- received only partial pay two weeks ago.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

“Your baggage, Madame, shall be moved out of this coach altogether. You shall have a compartment in the next coach which was put on at Belgrade.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie