shopping bag
noun
: a bag (as of strong paper) that has handles and is intended for carrying purchases
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On Saturday morning, Paris police officers spotted two suspects carrying a shopping bag near the premises of the Bank of America in the 8th arrondissement of the French capital.
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Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Bring your own reusable shopping bags.
—Holly Andres, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Its white shopping bags with its name in script can be seen on the carry-ons of many a business class passenger on flights from Charles de Gaulle to New York.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
Minimalists do not have a tendency to accumulate paper or plastic shopping bags from trips to the grocery store or mall.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Mar. 2026
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Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Bring your own reusable shopping bags.
—Holly Andres, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Its white shopping bags with its name in script can be seen on the carry-ons of many a business class passenger on flights from Charles de Gaulle to New York.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
Minimalists do not have a tendency to accumulate paper or plastic shopping bags from trips to the grocery store or mall.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Shopping bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20bag. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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