: a plastic or paper bag used for holding items bought at a store
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The passenger had a six-pack of beer in a plastic grocery bag.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for grocery bag