brief bag
Example Sentences
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With this final piece of advice, Thorndyke collected the papers for his day's work, and, having deposited them in his brief bag, took his departure, leaving me to my meditations.
From The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
For Father we have bought a new brief bag because his own is so shabby that it makes us quite ashamed; but he always says: "It will do for a good while yet."
From A Young Girl's Diary by Eden Paul
"Not on my own business, sir," replied Pett, laying his queer-looking white fingers on his brief bag.
From The Borough Treasurer by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The sides and gussets in the carpet bag are cut straight from top to bottom, but in the brief bag they must be shaped to fit the frame, and give it a more comely appearance.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 by Various
A professional-looking elderly man with a brief bag in his hand who had been regarding the group with some attention now came forward.
From A Poached Peerage by William Magnay
