as in backpack
a small bag that is carried over your shoulder and that is used for carrying clothes, books, etc.
He carefully loaded his satchel before departing for a day at the park.
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Recent Examples of satchel
The officer removed the vent and found a black satchel, according to the probable cause statement filed in Porter County Superior Court.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Oversize and large styles include larger satchels and totes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Poking out of the pen pouches on the satchel is a row of tiny state flags, representing each of the states that Michael’s office covered.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
Midsize bag styles include satchels, shoulder bags and medium totes as well as a line of double bags and classic frames inspired by style icon Lee Radziwill.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Oversize and large styles include larger satchels and totes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Poking out of the pen pouches on the satchel is a row of tiny state flags, representing each of the states that Michael’s office covered.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
Midsize bag styles include satchels, shoulder bags and medium totes as well as a line of double bags and classic frames inspired by style icon Lee Radziwill.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for satchel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satchel
backpack
Noun
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Some of these materials had been carried in her personal backpack and brought directly from MDA to her home that same day.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Our protagonist is a chipper, idiot honey bear with a caustic, mean-spirited bird stuffed in his backpack.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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“Satchel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satchel. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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