garment bag
noun
: a bag used by travelers that folds in half and has a center handle for easy carrying
Examples of garment bag in a Sentence
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Add to the traveling team with the small laundry bag, large laundry bag, or garment bag..
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Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
The pink garment bag was gone, so Skinner covered it in a white plastic bag.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
In fact, The Daily Mail reported last year that over 200 coffees were delivered to the hotel between 6 a.m. and noon—in addition to the hundreds of garment bags and floral arrangements.
—Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 2 May 2023
Convertible garment bags may just be our new favorite way to carry clothing for business trips, destination weddings, and any other trip in with nicer items.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2023
The royal employee flashed a badge to security at Buckingham Palace and walked towards the gates with a duffel, briefcase and garment bag — apparently on his way to work.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
Regarding material, think of this as slightly thicker than a garment bag but still relatively thin.
—Lindsay Tigar, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
Perhaps that's why this suitcase comes with a garment bag with a capacity of one suit.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
Lest the viewer wonder whether any of these women has been plagued by the financial turbulence that has unsettled the world in the past two decades, Charlotte is toting an Oscar de la Renta garment bag, sheathing a new dress for her teen-age daughter to wear to a piano recital.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2023
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Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
The pink garment bag was gone, so Skinner covered it in a white plastic bag.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
In fact, The Daily Mail reported last year that over 200 coffees were delivered to the hotel between 6 a.m. and noon—in addition to the hundreds of garment bags and floral arrangements.
—Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 2 May 2023
Convertible garment bags may just be our new favorite way to carry clothing for business trips, destination weddings, and any other trip in with nicer items.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2023
The royal employee flashed a badge to security at Buckingham Palace and walked towards the gates with a duffel, briefcase and garment bag — apparently on his way to work.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
Regarding material, think of this as slightly thicker than a garment bag but still relatively thin.
—Lindsay Tigar, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
Perhaps that's why this suitcase comes with a garment bag with a capacity of one suit.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
Lest the viewer wonder whether any of these women has been plagued by the financial turbulence that has unsettled the world in the past two decades, Charlotte is toting an Oscar de la Renta garment bag, sheathing a new dress for her teen-age daughter to wear to a piano recital.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above
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