How to Use backpack in a Sentence
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Each backpack was filled with bait and lures.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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No one checked his heavy backpack for a gun.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
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This clever bag can be used two ways—as a backpack and as a tote bag.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
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My wallet was in the backpack with the gun.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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My son and daughter have these on their backpacks for school.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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Over her shoulders, the straps of a small pink backpack.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
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The backpack sling has two front shoulder straps.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Rest your front body onto the backpack and turn your head to one side.
—Kate Pitts, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
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Stay hands-free with this compact, no-frills sling backpack.
—Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026
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In them, an armed man in a face mask can be seen wearing a backpack.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
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The video shows both girls putting down their backpacks at roughly the same time.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
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The details shine on this backpack.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
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This two-pack comes with keychains to hang from your purse, belt loop or backpack.
—Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Don’t bring backpacks or chain wallets.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
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Don’t bring backpacks or chain wallets.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
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Don’t bring backpacks or chain wallets.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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Don’t bring backpacks or chain wallets.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
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Don’t bring backpacks or chain wallets.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
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Don’t bring backpacks or chain wallets.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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The same goes for sports, swim, or dance gear and school backpacks for older kids.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
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One is left in her son Wyatt’s backpack at school.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
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This Matein backpack opens up and packs just like a suitcase.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
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But while at a café, Belly's backpack is stolen.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Felder reached into his backpack and unfurled a sign of his own.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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Personal bags and backpacks are fine as long as they are not framed.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
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His backpack was never checked.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
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The hardware is compact enough to fit in a backpack.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
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The hardware is compact enough to fit in a backpack.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
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The hardware is compact enough to fit in a backpack.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
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Most of those images showed a masked person with a backpack.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
- We're planning to go backpacking in a national park this summer.
- After college, she backpacked through Europe.
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Do not feed the bear, and do not drop your bag or backpack if there is food in it.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
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The base may be too wide for some cup holders or backpack pockets.
—Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2023
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That country is just a dream for anyone who loves to hike or backpack.
—Elizabeth Hightower Allen, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022
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The case is compact and easy to fit in a pocket, purse, or backpack.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 17 May 2022
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No scope to dial or bipod to level or backpack to shuck or range to find.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2020
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Going on a backpacking trip and need to fit all your stuff in one rucksack?
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
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This compact kit will easily fit in your car, backpack or tote bag.
—Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2021
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For the last 15 months, that bag has been a Lo and Sons backpack.
—Lydia Mansel, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2022
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Here are seven ways to keep your backpacking gear working like new for a long, long time.
—Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 24 May 2018
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Instead, Fong backpacked all over the world for almost three years.
—Tracy Wang, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2023
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Another showed a boy, in a mask and backpack, outside a school’s front door.
—Leslie Postal, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Dec. 2020
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There’s no better way to learn how to backpack overnight than to go with knowledgeable guides.
—Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2022
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As a teenager, I mountain biked, backpacked, and skied.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
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Wildkin’s durable and fun kids’ backpack straight from the classroom to the playground.
—Nicole Charky-Chami, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2022
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In fact, that same shopper was even able to backpack around Europe for three weeks with just this bag.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
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But nothing prepared me for what my first solo backpacking trek would feel like.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025
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Plus, the rollerball tube can easily be stored in your handbag or backpack.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 9 Nov. 2022
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One night, while backpacking in Guatemala, I was woken up by a pain in my leg.
—Tim Brinkhof, Time, 4 May 2026
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Teach them to keep their school materials and backpack in order.
—Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 1 June 2020
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These ten options for your home, car, and backpack lend peace of mind and valuable tools in case of emergency.
—Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2018
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For most situations, this is the best camp stove for backpacking.
—Matt Jancer, WIRED, 29 June 2023
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Here are the best backpacking stoves for your next outdoor adventure.
—Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2023
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The woman, who was wearing a bathing suit, then swam in the park's lake while carrying her purse and backpack.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2021
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With a little planning, put together a beach kit for your car or backpack instead.
—Popular Science, 23 June 2020
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The sacks had straps used by smugglers to backpack the drugs into the area before covering them up with rocks.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2022
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Ultralight backpacking tents weigh just a few pounds and pack smaller than a sleeping bag.
—Lindsey Lapointe, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
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The iPad Air weighs 1 pound and is compact enough to fit into your work bag or backpack.
—Nicole Saunders, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2020
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Western shed hunters will backpack deep into the backcountry to find shed antlers from the biggest bulls in t he unit.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 24 Jan. 2023
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