grab bag
noun
1
: a receptacle (such as a bag) containing small articles which are to be drawn (as at a party or fair) without being seen
2
: a miscellaneous collection : potpourri
Examples of grab bag in a Sentence
Congress has proposed a grab bag of tax cuts.
the festival featured a grab bag of independent films from widely disparate genres
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Bonds should be reserved for crucial long-term infrastructure projects, not as a grab bag of spending projects the Legislature refuses to prioritize in the normal budgeting process.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.
—Tracy Alloway, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
Generic generative AI is a grab bag.
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Wow, this pill grab bag goes crazy.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.
—Tracy Alloway, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
Generic generative AI is a grab bag.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Wow, this pill grab bag goes crazy.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for grab bag
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“Grab bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grab%20bag. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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