shopping bag

noun

: a bag (as of strong paper) that has handles and is intended for carrying purchases

Examples of shopping bag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The news comes as California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Sunday that bans all plastic shopping bags. Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 23 Sep. 2024 The canvas bag can double as a beach bag, shopping bag for farmer’s markets, grocery stores, and going to the gym. Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2024 Bozeman residents will be asked to vote this November on a ballot measure that would impose a city-wide prohibition on plastic shopping bags, straws, stirrers, and foam takeout food containers. Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 Background players in period costume — an ill-fitting brown suit, a longshoreman’s jacket (no berets, thankfully) — walked back and forth holding a briefcase, a cigarette and a shopping bag (no baguettes, thankfully). Brett Berk, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shopping bag 

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Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shopping bag was in 1849

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“Shopping bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20bag. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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