holdall

Example Sentences

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One, whose two-month-old baby was lying in a holdall bag in front of her, said she had grabbed nappies when she had fled but had forgotten milk.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

But he ultimately felt the Bennett Winch holdall edged out the Halfday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Bennett Winch’s holdall consists of an outer Tuscan-leather “suit carrier”—that’s British for garment bag—that wraps around an inner canvas twill barrel bag, secured by magnetic snaps and straps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

He recalled to the inquest seeing Steele standing at the front door of the apartment complex on Sunday, 3 March, holding a holdall and a plastic bag, looking "agitated" and "unable to stand still".

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2020

And so Estha was Returned in a train with his tin trunk and his beige and pointy shoes rolled into his khaki holdall.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy