shopping bag
noun
: a bag (as of strong paper) that has handles and is intended for carrying purchases
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Marcelin was seen on surveillance video wheeling the same shopping bag out of his apartment building prior to the torso's discovery, and was also seen on surveillance footage purchasing a saw at Home Depot, the DA said.
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Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
When going about your day in your favorite sundress, carrying a straw tote bag adds a pastoral, practical charm to your look, which certainly beats dragging around a sad shopping bag.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 4 June 2026
Known as white liquor, it is used with heat to break down wood to make kraft paper, a durable material used in packaging, shopping bags and other products.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
White liquor, which is made mostly of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, is used with heat to break down wood to make kraft paper, a durable material used in packaging, shopping bags and other products.
—Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
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Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
When going about your day in your favorite sundress, carrying a straw tote bag adds a pastoral, practical charm to your look, which certainly beats dragging around a sad shopping bag.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 4 June 2026
Known as white liquor, it is used with heat to break down wood to make kraft paper, a durable material used in packaging, shopping bags and other products.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
White liquor, which is made mostly of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, is used with heat to break down wood to make kraft paper, a durable material used in packaging, shopping bags and other products.
—Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for shopping bag
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“Shopping bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20bag. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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