grocery bag

noun

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

Examples of grocery bag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The man holding the camera groans and slowly pans to the roadside where their female companion is leaning over to pick up a grocery bag. William Earl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024 Place unripe tomatoes in a single layer inside a paper bag (such as a grocery bag), and fold the bag to close it loosely. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024 A couple looking for scrap metal spotted a human jaw in a plastic grocery bag. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 7 June 2024 The first girl to become sick—called the index patient—had used a bathroom where a grocery bag of snacks was being stored. Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024 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 10 Oct. 2024.

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