baggage

Example Sentences

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Olsen: But Bond, because of the specific cultural baggage that comes with that franchise, did you feel like it fit thematically with what you were trying to do?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Over the last century, familiar words such as “time,” “exist” and “timeless” have been repurposed in technical contexts without examining what baggage they carry from everyday speech.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“There’s a lot more money coming on-line that doesn’t have the baggage of an incumbent program,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

"Now we can move freely, unencumbered by baggage," added Anita.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

We left Bill's baggage at the station, and he bought a ticket to Paris.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway