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

Recent Examples on the Web Julia Roberts with all her shopping bags on Rodeo Drive. Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 27 Feb. 2024 The duo stood on a curb surrounded by shopping bags and their dog in tow. Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024 As the evening wound down, guests savored the final bites of their Chocolate Tarts and Lemon Ice, before receiving Dior shopping bags filled with the lipstick collection as parting gifts. Rachel Besser, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2024 The perfume peddlers, the Black power guys with their mics, the drunken hockey fans, the scalpers, the Asian grandmothers with the giant wheelie shopping bags, the toddler meltdowns because Mommy wouldn’t buy the $20 spinning-light thing at the arena’s ice skating show have all been there. Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024 The first Instagram Story included two new designer shopping bags, one from Gucci and another from Yves Saint Laurent, along with a small box on the YSL shopping bag. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024 To buy: Lusso Gear Car Seat Gap Organizer (2-Pack) $17; amazon.com Headrest Purse or Coat Hook Keep your purse or reusable shopping bags off the floor or seats of your car with these handy headrest hooks. Amy Stanford, Parents, 9 Feb. 2024 Single-use plastic has become a growing concern, with some states in the West and Northeast outright banning disposable plastic shopping bags. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2024 Situated perfectly at the front of her shopping bags is one with Booking.com logos visible. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

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