shoulder bag

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Recent Examples of shoulder bag Here, a guest added to her base with suede boots and a black shoulder bag. Amanda Le, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026 With the focus on the younger consumer and the education market, the Neo is going to find itself in rougher situations, thrown into shoulder bags, passed around classrooms, and more. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2026 Towey enlists Baggu’s Nylon shoulder bag for this very purpose. Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026 Save at least 60 percent on totes, shoulder bags, crossbody styles, satchels, backpacks, and more. Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoulder bag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoulder bag
Noun
  • Two correspondents sent Lemisch the identical sanitary disposal bags, printed with the Liberty Bell, that had suddenly appeared in the women’s bathroom in their campus library.
    New York Times, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Brown approached the home first, carrying a brown Outback Steakhouse bag.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • To fund its operations, HISA charged tracks using a formula that blended racing starts with purse sizes—meaning high-purse tracks like Churchill Downs paid disproportionately more.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026
  • The look came complete with a pumpkin-carriage purse, LED lights that accentuated the blue gown, and special effects smoke billowing from the magic wand of her stylist, Law Roach—a fashion fairy godmother in the flesh.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • All purses, bags or containers larger than a small clutch bag.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Other royals allegedly have their own tricks—like Princess Kate, who’s said to use a clutch bag to avoid endless handshakes.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Belcher thinks that the 2026 midterm elections will be won not just on pocketbook issues but on values and character, and by bringing people together in a multiracial coalition.
    Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Their much lower tuition costs immediately affect the pocketbooks of students and families.
    Matthew G. Andersson, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • Federal officials said the money Tangeman laundered was spent by the group to live lavishly, including hundreds of thousands of dollars spent at nightclubs, and luxury handbags valued at tens of thousands of dollars that were given away at nightclub parties.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But at least this junior assistant got free handbags and a major glow-up out of it.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026

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“Shoulder bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoulder%20bag. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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