body bag
noun
: a large zippered bag (as of rubber or vinyl) in which a human corpse is placed especially for transportation
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Especially when top Big Ten teams like 2023 Michigan, 2024 Ohio State and 2025 Penn State play three body bags out of conference.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Her body was in her Walnut Hills apartment for several days before Brown obtained a body bag and tried to throw her body into the river, prosecutors said.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
Grieving residents laid flowers on body bags as funerals were held.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Authorities searched the storage unit and recovered five body bags, four soft-side gun cases, a gray tarp and gun cleaning supplies, according to a search warrant.
—Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Her body was in her Walnut Hills apartment for several days before Brown obtained a body bag and tried to throw her body into the river, prosecutors said.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
Grieving residents laid flowers on body bags as funerals were held.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Authorities searched the storage unit and recovered five body bags, four soft-side gun cases, a gray tarp and gun cleaning supplies, according to a search warrant.
—Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for body bag
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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