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If they’re charged, they’re trained to stand their ground, protect themselves with the mail satchel as shield, and spray dog repellent if necessary.—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 July 2025 Iconic destinations like Acapulco and the French Riviera embraced the new oversize straw tote and satchel styles as vacation wardrobe chic.—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 2 July 2025 Within that satchel, there were 120 poor quality credit cards and a wallet that contained three passports — two from Moldova and one from the neighboring Romania in Eastern Europe.—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025 The first rider, on horseback, left the historic riverfront neighborhood of Old Sacramento, California last week with 1,000 pieces of mail inside a leather satchel.—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for satchel
Word History
Etymology
Middle English sachel, from Anglo-French sachel, sacel, from Late Latin saccellum, diminutive of Latin sacculus, diminutive of saccus bag — more at sack
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