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.—
Ron Zeitlinger
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Inside her book bag, though, was a permission slip for a field trip to the zoo scheduled for later this week.
—Kansas City Star, 16 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
For most of us, a back-to-school book bag is a kind of small backpack for storing study supplies.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2025
The incident took place at the 11th annual Back-to-School Health Fair at the C.W. Williams Community Health Center in Charlotte, which offers $25 physicals for students, immunizations and free book bags and school supplies.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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
No leaving my book bag or shoes or anything at all in the hallway.
—Ottessa Moshfegh, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Kansas City Star, 16 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
For most of us, a back-to-school book bag is a kind of small backpack for storing study supplies.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2025
The incident took place at the 11th annual Back-to-School Health Fair at the C.W. Williams Community Health Center in Charlotte, which offers $25 physicals for students, immunizations and free book bags and school supplies.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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
No leaving my book bag or shoes or anything at all in the hallway.
—Ottessa Moshfegh, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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“Book bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/book%20bag. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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