shopping bag
noun
: a bag (as of strong paper) that has handles and is intended for carrying purchases
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Demba Dem testified Wednesday that his torturers put a black plastic shopping bag over his head and beat him as he was handcuffed.
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Colleen Slevin, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Climate: Many countries have banned single-use plastic shopping bags, but paper bags aren’t necessarily more planet-friendly.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Guests receive a reusable cloth tote shopping bag at the beginning of their trip.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The highlighter-yellow shopping bags were an indelible symbol of the accessibly cool Millennial lifestyle.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
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Colleen Slevin, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Climate: Many countries have banned single-use plastic shopping bags, but paper bags aren’t necessarily more planet-friendly.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Guests receive a reusable cloth tote shopping bag at the beginning of their trip.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The highlighter-yellow shopping bags were an indelible symbol of the accessibly cool Millennial lifestyle.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shopping bag
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“Shopping bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20bag. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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