shopping bag
noun
: a bag (as of strong paper) that has handles and is intended for carrying purchases
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Net-a-porter shopping bags dotted the tables, Elba took a break from the DJ booth to dance and despite the golden hour photo-op light’s disappearance, the party kicked on in full force.
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Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
The first one-piece polyethylene shopping bag was created by a Swedish company in 1962.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Plastic grocery bags or shopping bags will work fine.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
Since 2010, more than 100 countries have implemented partial or total bans or fees on plastic shopping bags at either the national or subnational level.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 19 June 2025
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Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
The first one-piece polyethylene shopping bag was created by a Swedish company in 1962.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Plastic grocery bags or shopping bags will work fine.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
Since 2010, more than 100 countries have implemented partial or total bans or fees on plastic shopping bags at either the national or subnational level.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 19 June 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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