: a small bag often with a shoulder strap
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Peep swathed-in-suede shoulder bags here, as well as commuter totes, crossbodies, and stylish top-handle satchels that align with fall 2025 trends peeped on runways.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
The bag from the kit was a nice reusable leather satchel and came with an attachable shoulder strap.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
The agents opened the satchel and discovered four brick-sized stacks of cash, the investigator said.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
The man said one of the men grabbed a satchel from him containing his cell phone and cash.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
The bag from the kit was a nice reusable leather satchel and came with an attachable shoulder strap.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
The agents opened the satchel and discovered four brick-sized stacks of cash, the investigator said.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
The man said one of the men grabbed a satchel from him containing his cell phone and cash.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for satchel
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“Satchel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satchel. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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satchel
noun
satch·el
ˈsach-əl 
: a small bag often with a shoulder strap
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