gunny

Example Sentences

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Once the dogs were baying along the rabbit's scent, the gamekeeper ran across the trail ahead of them, dragging a gunny sack of red herrings.

From Salon • May 13, 2023

Yakama Nation tribal member Rod Begay passed me a fish about 18 inches long as he transferred part of the day’s catch into a gunny sack for transport back to the boat.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2022

Her makeshift hut, like hundreds of others here, is made from sticks and covered with gunny bags and clothes.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2022

“We used gunny sacks to cover the windows because there was no glass.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2018

Taking my lunch and apples from the gunny sack, I laid them to one side and sat down on the empty sack.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls