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beanbag

[been-bag] / ˈbinˌbæg /


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Even passing details of a beanbag in a frat-house game of cornhole—“its lumpiness shifting and contorting in flight”—are imbued with charming affection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Each baby lay comfortably on a soft beanbag while wearing sound-cancelling headphones and viewing bright, colorful images designed to hold their attention for 15-20 minutes.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2026

In the past the department issued similar, if temporary moratoriums on the use of other projectile weapons that fire so-called skip and beanbag rounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026

She said the straps were to stop babies falling off the beanbag and they were not tight.

From BBC ● May 20, 2024

He sat down on a rolling chair next to his desk and I plopped down on a beanbag chair in the corner.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

I remember people curled up on borrowed beanbags, eating second helpings of soup and talking over a movie they’d all seen before.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Make adjustable desks standard issue, with a corner of each workspace left intentionally bare for beanbags, shelving, a foot hammock—whatever people actually want.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

"I thought he was being placed into a sensory room with beanbags and nice colourful lights."

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2024

They huddled together on beanbags in the enveloping pink light, mouthing the words to Katy Perry songs.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024

“Like sewing the longest friendship bracelets or walking the most dogs at once. I was practicing juggling beanbags for, like, two hours in my room last night.”

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan


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