book bag
noun
variants
or less commonly bookbag
plural book bags also bookbags
: a bag or sack (such as a knapsack) often with a handle or strap that is used for holding books and other items
Students who attended the event each received a bookbag filled with school supplies such as notebooks, folders, pencil pouches, pencils, pens and crayons.—
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Eric Billops was standing at a bus stop Wednesday afternoon as Hyde Park Academy High School was letting out for the day when witnesses told police another person in a school uniform came up to him, took a gun out of a book bag and started to fire.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
In each incident, the burglars took book bags and electronics from inside the vehicles, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Paloma Picasso book bags This is one for the scholars!
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
So Cracraft grabbed a book bag and raced out the door, making his flight (and its connections).
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
Inside her book bag, though, was a permission slip for a field trip to the zoo scheduled for later that week.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
With book bags full and body caffeinated, head to Ebimaru Ramen for dinner.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Scattered about are baseball bats, book bags, bicycles.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
For the schools chosen, Bernie’s distributes these book bags for students to take home with them once a year from the start of their education until sixth grade.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
In each incident, the burglars took book bags and electronics from inside the vehicles, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Paloma Picasso book bags This is one for the scholars!
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
So Cracraft grabbed a book bag and raced out the door, making his flight (and its connections).
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
Inside her book bag, though, was a permission slip for a field trip to the zoo scheduled for later that week.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
With book bags full and body caffeinated, head to Ebimaru Ramen for dinner.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Scattered about are baseball bats, book bags, bicycles.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
For the schools chosen, Bernie’s distributes these book bags for students to take home with them once a year from the start of their education until sixth grade.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Book bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/book%20bag. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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