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
This satchel has similar crocodile-texturing and the same dome shape that, even without the embossing, would outshine others.
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This Michael Kors satchel combines fashion with functionality and has a beautiful, sophisticated style.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Investigators recovered the satchel and found a loaded Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun and drugs inside the bag.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025
This vegan leather satchel bag is offered in five bold colors, has bottom studs, sturdy handles and a dangling padlock adornment.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This Michael Kors satchel combines fashion with functionality and has a beautiful, sophisticated style.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Investigators recovered the satchel and found a loaded Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun and drugs inside the bag.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025
This vegan leather satchel bag is offered in five bold colors, has bottom studs, sturdy handles and a dangling padlock adornment.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for satchel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satchel
backpack
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Almost a year-and-a-half later, in September 2024, a fisherman found some of her belongings including her backpack and a hiking shoe, the family wrote in a Saturday Facebook post.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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In September of last year, Japanese authorities began searching in a different area after Wu-Murad’s backpack and a single shoe were discovered near a stream in Totsukawa village.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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“Satchel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satchel. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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