grocery bag

noun

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

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The cups were then taken to the police department in a paper grocery bag. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 May 2025 In South Broward County, Gladys Vasquez of Miramar clutches a plastic grocery bag and says the contents continue to cost more, listing foods like cheese and yogurt. Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025 Remaining, larger items that do not fit in a grocery bag may be purchased at half price, organizers said. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025 By the episode's end, however, he's set his sights on Morgan, having surreptitiously slipped a note into her grocery bag. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025 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 19 May. 2025.

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