shopping bag

noun

: a bag (as of strong paper) that has handles and is intended for carrying purchases

Examples of shopping bag in a Sentence

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In the vehicle, officers located shopping bags and garbage bags full of merchandise, many of which still had retail security tags attached. Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025 Hanging from the fence was a backpack and a reusable shopping bag — each containing a plate capable of stopping small arms fire, according to prosecutors. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025 Retail prices start at 950 euros for a small crossbody style and run up to 1,700 euros for the shopping bag. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025 Earlier this year, on an overcast spring day in Manhattan, the fashion designer Raul Lopez stood inside a suite at the Plaza Hotel wearing black underwear, a waist-cinching pink corset, and a white plastic shopping bag over his head. Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shopping bag

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shopping bag was in 1849

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“Shopping bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20bag. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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