grab bag
noun
1
: a receptacle (such as a bag) containing small articles which are to be drawn (as at a party or fair) without being seen
2
: a miscellaneous collection : potpourri
Examples of grab bag in a Sentence
Congress has proposed a grab bag of tax cuts.
the festival featured a grab bag of independent films from widely disparate genres
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His team has put forward not a comprehensive economic plan but a grab bag of proposals for tax cuts, tariffs, and financial deregulation.
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Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
That’s a very random and horrifying grab bag of sounds.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
While nearly everyone else is a MAGA supporter, the party is a mix of vaguely conservative recent college grads there to pop bottles and dance, a handful of old school D.C. politicos and lobbyists, and a grab bag of influencers.
—Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
Her most incredible discovery yet came from one of these Marketplace purchases: an 8-pound jewelry grab bag.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
That’s a very random and horrifying grab bag of sounds.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
While nearly everyone else is a MAGA supporter, the party is a mix of vaguely conservative recent college grads there to pop bottles and dance, a handful of old school D.C. politicos and lobbyists, and a grab bag of influencers.
—Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
Her most incredible discovery yet came from one of these Marketplace purchases: an 8-pound jewelry grab bag.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grab bag
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“Grab bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grab%20bag. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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