shopping bag
noun
: a bag (as of strong paper) that has handles and is intended for carrying purchases
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Trader Joe’s has a longstanding tradition of offering reusable canvas shopping bags, which began in 1977.
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
And a good lunch spot in which to show off your shopping bags.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Demba Dem testified Wednesday that his torturers put a black plastic shopping bag over his head and beat him as he was handcuffed.
—Colleen Slevin, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Climate: Many countries have banned single-use plastic shopping bags, but paper bags aren’t necessarily more planet-friendly.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
And a good lunch spot in which to show off your shopping bags.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Demba Dem testified Wednesday that his torturers put a black plastic shopping bag over his head and beat him as he was handcuffed.
—Colleen Slevin, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Climate: Many countries have banned single-use plastic shopping bags, but paper bags aren’t necessarily more planet-friendly.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shopping bag
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“Shopping bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20bag. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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