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as in bag
a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)
asked the bagger to put all the loaves of bread in the same sack
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as in bed
a place set aside for sleeping
I think I'm ready to hit the sack
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as in to dismiss
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was sacked for showing up late once too often
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as in bags
a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)
asked the bagger to put all the loaves of bread in the same sack
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as in beds
a place set aside for sleeping
I think I'm ready to hit the sack
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as in removes
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was sacked for showing up late once too often
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as in loots
to search through with the intent of committing robbery
thieves sacked the house in search of the diamond necklace
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Recent Examples of sack
Jennifer Brookland, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
His 13 1/2 tackles for loss and 4 1/2 sacks topped the Bruins, and Oluwafemi was voted the team’s most outstanding defensive lineman.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2025
Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
And in 2024, Wilson was sacked on 8.5% of his dropbacks, per NFL NextGen Stats — which ranked tied for seventh-worst in the NFL among QBs with 100 or more dropbacks — compared to Jones’ 7.5% (17th) and Winston’s 7.3% (18th).
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Defensive end Leonard Williams has seven sacks, 4 1/2 in the last three weeks, and the Seahawks have eight takeaways during their winning streak and 11 in the last seven games.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The bodies of four people who had clung to the cargo doors of a C-130 falling like sacks of flour out of the sky as the plane rose.
—Jennifer Brookland, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
His 13 1/2 tackles for loss and 4 1/2 sacks topped the Bruins, and Oluwafemi was voted the team’s most outstanding defensive lineman.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
Volunteer roles can include greeting and registering people, stocking shelves, helping people shop a pantry, sacking groceries and carrying sacks to cars.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
And in 2024, Wilson was sacked on 8.5% of his dropbacks, per NFL NextGen Stats — which ranked tied for seventh-worst in the NFL among QBs with 100 or more dropbacks — compared to Jones’ 7.5% (17th) and Winston’s 7.3% (18th).
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
Over the next two seasons, Leftwich appeared in 17 games (8 starts) with the Yellow Jackets, allowing 3 sacks in 652 offensive snaps.
—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Defensive end Leonard Williams has seven sacks, 4 1/2 in the last three weeks, and the Seahawks have eight takeaways during their winning streak and 11 in the last seven games.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Sack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sack. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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