bagful

noun

bag·​ful ˈbag-ˌfu̇l How to pronounce bagful (audio)
1
: as much or as many as a bag will hold
2
: a large number or amount
had a bagful of tricks

Examples of bagful in a Sentence

She always has a bagful of stories.
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Customers were coming in and out with pink bagfuls of products — and enjoying the free photo booth. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Feb. 2023 Bought from Real Madrid for £60 million in the summer transfer window, Casemiro, quite obviously, brings with him a bagful of experience playing at one of the best clubs in the world, winning major honour after major honour. Liam Canning, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022 The boyish, bespectacled Mr. Cheng had brought a bagful of cutthroat corporate tricks to China’s booming online rides industry. New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021 Unlike the rest of the skeletons found at the site, the man wore a leather belt and had a bagful of coins, an ornate dagger and a sword with an iron hilt. Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2021 See all Example Sentences for bagful 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bagful was in the 14th century

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“Bagful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bagful. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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