shopping bag
noun
: a bag (as of strong paper) that has handles and is intended for carrying purchases
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Calling all chronic overpackers and shopping lovers, this set of reusable shopping bags is going to make your life so much easier.
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
People drove up and opened trunks to reveal boxes and shopping bags full of ancient yellowed papers.
—Mary Norris, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
In a similar but unrelated case in Connecticut, eight newborn kittens were found on the side of a road, discarded in a shopping bag.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Bring your own reusable shopping bags.
—Holly Andres, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
People drove up and opened trunks to reveal boxes and shopping bags full of ancient yellowed papers.
—Mary Norris, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
In a similar but unrelated case in Connecticut, eight newborn kittens were found on the side of a road, discarded in a shopping bag.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Bring your own reusable shopping bags.
—Holly Andres, Daily News, 30 Apr. 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 7 May. 2026.
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