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shopping bag

American  

noun

  1. a strong, usually paper or plastic, bag with handles, used to carry purchases or belongings.

Etymology

Origin of shopping bag

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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On the bridge: shopping bags, a pair of flip-flops, stray clothes scattered at one end, and graffiti everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times

He is wearing dark clothes, gloves and has the bottom half of his face covered and is carrying a green shopping bag.

From BBC

They have suitcases and pets, and food in plastic shopping bags.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ahead of the concert, she visited a BTS pop-up store in Seoul and left with two armfuls of shopping bags.

From The Wall Street Journal

The clerk has returned; I can see her carrying in a shopping bag and placing it under her desk.

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