grocery bag

noun

US
: a plastic or paper bag used for holding items bought at a store

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The older son, Dustin, barely speaks, and baby James is wearing a grocery bag for a diaper. Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 Romeo Gomez got creative and hand-scooped the salt-sand combination from the Department of Public Works into a grocery bag to bring home to prepare for rain and snow Wednesday night. Kristina Rex, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026 This can be as simple as picking up a plastic grocery bag off the floor, Pasle-Green says. Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026 Kevin O’Reilly of Mooresville slowly unraveled a grocery bag and added another poinsettia to the mix on Friday. Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grocery bag

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“Grocery bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocery%20bag. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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