bag

Example Sentences

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In the 1960s and 1970s, he would be up before the sun to pack a thermos of coffee and a camp lunch in one saddle bag and an acrid, tar-like screwworm killer in the other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The skeptics, including some retail traders, say the easy money has already been made and that the pros are looking for someone else to get stuck holding the bag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Inflation can be a mixed bag for Social Security’s trust fund.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A clear bag policy will be enforced during the festival.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

I freeze, hoping my ears were mistaken, but no: the sound of a bag being dropped, of a soft hat landing on the rack.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse