book bag
noun
variants
or less commonly bookbag
plural book bags also bookbags
: a bag or sack (such as a knapsack) often with a handle or strap that is used for holding books and other items
Students who attended the event each received a bookbag filled with school supplies such as notebooks, folders, pencil pouches, pencils, pens and crayons.—
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During the back-to-school discount period, which will run through Aug. 11, shoppers will avoid paying sales taxes on clothes, shoes and book bags that cost $100 or less; school supplies that cost $50 or less, learning aids that cost $30 or less; and personal computers that cost $1,500 or less.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024
Investigators have said Colt Gray carried a semiautomatic assault-style rifle onto a school bus, with the barrel sticking out of his book bag, wrapped up in a poster board.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
His wife Kimberly, clinging to their 2-year-old daughter Riley and using a book bag as a flotation device, drifted away in the strong current before another stranger pulled them safely to shore.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
The body, in fact, is not dead at all, and belongs to a gabby, nervous wreck of a kid (Austin Abrams), who happens to be carrying four kilos of heroine in his book bag.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
Metal detectors and hallway checks of students’ book bags were common at Dunbar.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2024
But since then, as mothers across the country supervise the season’s final water fights and pack book bags, some have voiced the kind of doubts that few male pundits have dared raise on television.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Police found his book bag near a bus stop with his laptop and cell phone inside (and a stranger used his bus pass the next day), but there was no sign of Jayshawn.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
Muji's notebook has a durable cover to withstand book bags and coffee spills.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2024
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Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024
Investigators have said Colt Gray carried a semiautomatic assault-style rifle onto a school bus, with the barrel sticking out of his book bag, wrapped up in a poster board.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
His wife Kimberly, clinging to their 2-year-old daughter Riley and using a book bag as a flotation device, drifted away in the strong current before another stranger pulled them safely to shore.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
The body, in fact, is not dead at all, and belongs to a gabby, nervous wreck of a kid (Austin Abrams), who happens to be carrying four kilos of heroine in his book bag.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
Metal detectors and hallway checks of students’ book bags were common at Dunbar.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2024
But since then, as mothers across the country supervise the season’s final water fights and pack book bags, some have voiced the kind of doubts that few male pundits have dared raise on television.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Police found his book bag near a bus stop with his laptop and cell phone inside (and a stranger used his bus pass the next day), but there was no sign of Jayshawn.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
Muji's notebook has a durable cover to withstand book bags and coffee spills.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2024
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“Book bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/book%20bag. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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