in the bag

Example Sentences

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Here’s the headline: You have unusually strong income security, with two Social Security checks, a pension, a spouse still earning a salary with another 80% pension on the way, and long-term-care insurance in the bag.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

This is essentially “shrinkflation,” like when a potato chip manufacturer keeps prices steady but puts fewer chips in the bag.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

It helps she is playing regularly on the left wing at Chelsea and has enough auditions in the bag for England that suggest that's her strongest position.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Is it presumptuous to say that an actor has an Oscar in the bag two weeks before the ceremony?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

I emptied the contents of my backpack onto my bed at home, making plenty of space in the bag for my guaranteed earnings.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas