grocery bag

noun

US
: a plastic or paper bag used for holding items bought at a store

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Police recovered a handgun, a fake handgun and six shell casings at the shooting scene, the report stated, as well as a grocery bag of e-cigarettes. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 To de-slime his pike, the Griz puts them in a paper grocery bag, then puts that bag in a larger garbage bag, and stashes it all in a cooler. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026 The older son, Dustin, barely speaks, and baby James is wearing a grocery bag for a diaper. Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 Romeo Gomez got creative and hand-scooped the salt-sand combination from the Department of Public Works into a grocery bag to bring home to prepare for rain and snow Wednesday night. Kristina Rex, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grocery bag

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“Grocery bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocery%20bag. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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