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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What's the bag policy for the Ohio State Fair?
Purses, backpacks, book bags, coolers and strollers are permitted but are subject to search.
—Belinda M. Paschal, The Enquirer, 23 July 2025
Staff members from the high school searched a student's locker and found a loaded Glock 17 pistol inside the student's book bag, police said in a news release.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Jan. 2025
No leaving my book bag or shoes or anything at all in the hallway.
—Ottessa Moshfegh, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Grant also reported that $1,000 worth of clothing, a pair of Tom Ford sunglasses valued at $500 and a Tumi book bag valued at $750 were also stolen from the vehicle, per the report.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
The day before the president’s birthday, the girl and her grandmother head to town with a shopping list of cake ingredients and Lamia’s book bag packed with an assortment of items to sell or barter.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Then, in August 2001, a construction crew found Asha’s book bag more than 20 miles north of where she was last seen.
—Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
The driver told investigators Grant got out of the passenger side of the car with his book bag.
—Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
A day later, construction worker Terry Flemming finds her book bag three counties away and 26 miles up the same road she was last seen on.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025
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Belinda M. Paschal, The Enquirer, 23 July 2025
Staff members from the high school searched a student's locker and found a loaded Glock 17 pistol inside the student's book bag, police said in a news release.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Jan. 2025
No leaving my book bag or shoes or anything at all in the hallway.
—Ottessa Moshfegh, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Grant also reported that $1,000 worth of clothing, a pair of Tom Ford sunglasses valued at $500 and a Tumi book bag valued at $750 were also stolen from the vehicle, per the report.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
The day before the president’s birthday, the girl and her grandmother head to town with a shopping list of cake ingredients and Lamia’s book bag packed with an assortment of items to sell or barter.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Then, in August 2001, a construction crew found Asha’s book bag more than 20 miles north of where she was last seen.
—Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
The driver told investigators Grant got out of the passenger side of the car with his book bag.
—Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
A day later, construction worker Terry Flemming finds her book bag three counties away and 26 miles up the same road she was last seen on.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Book bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/book%20bag. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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