How to Use duffel bag in a Sentence

duffel bag

noun
  • Loeb got a three-year sentence for the theft of the duffel bag.
    Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The men took two duffel bags from the back bedroom, and fled.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Courtesy of EBags Love a duffel bag but want the option to roll it around?
    Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2021
  • Fans of Team Trixie have the option of a duffel bag ($45) or ringer Tee ($28).
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Two shopping bags and a duffel bag, which had been left in plain sight, were gone.
    CBS News, 9 Dec. 2020
  • The men then chose to leave the house with the girl, putting her into a duffel bag and shoving it into the back of a truck.
    Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2017
  • So was looking at the duffel bags of hate mail with Tommy.
    David Steinberg, Variety, 1 Jan. 2024
  • The little boy was staring at his duffel bag, which had a map of Old Karachi on it.
    Usman T. Malik, Wired, 11 Dec. 2020
  • At one point, the brothers get into an Uber with a duffel bag.
    NBC News, 6 Aug. 2020
  • This is a very nice duffel bag for carrying a few days' worth of clothes.
    Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2019
  • After the game, some Flyers slammed the locker-room door, some heaved their duffel bags across the room in anger.
    Sam Carchidi, Philly.com, 11 Oct. 2017
  • When the processing team at Unclaimed found the snake in a pocket of a duffel bag.
    Haley Laurence | Hlaurence@al.com, al, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The duffel bag was too small for Gus, but otherwise the plan went off without a hitch.
    OregonLive.com, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Neither the black duffel bag nor his cellphone were found on scene.
    Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The killing occurred in the same neighborhood where the body of Orsolya Gaal was found stuffed in a duffel bag last month.
    Fox News, 2 May 2022
  • So did my father -- the man returning home with the duffel bag.
    John Blake, CNN, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Stuffed in a large duffel bag was a blow-up doll in black clothing, rigged with wiring so that it could be made to sit or stand.
    Longreads, 5 May 2022
  • One of the most unique items in the collection is one of George Washington’s duffel bags.
    Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 24 Apr. 2017
  • One day found myself in a grim basement next to a duffel bag of cassettes.
    Ron Hart, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2017
  • Fangs rejects that idea in the subtlest of ways: By housing a huge duffel bag full of weapons in their home, which the cops then raid.
    Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The duffel bags with with sunscreen and towels for the pool now are left lonely in mudrooms.
    Pat Lenhoff, chicagotribune.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • The 23-year-old carried only a duffel bag, a suitcase and a desire for a fresh start.
    Mandy McLaren, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Gilovich pulled out a stash of Apple Watches from his duffel bag.
    Jamie Brisick, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The black bear was found dead near a duffel bag and 40 packages of cocaine, ripped open and scattered over the hillside.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Get any kind of bag, like totes, crossbody bags, shoulder bags, duffel bags and so many more.
    Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Still, Steggall arrived with only a green duffel bag of clothes.
    Francesca Street, CNN, 26 Nov. 2021
  • The clamshell duffel bag has two large zippered compartments that were able to store enough clothes for a few days.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2023
  • In order to save the dog, and not risk the rescue team, Abby was placed in a duffel bag with her head sticking out.
    Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The skirt of Perry’s dress mirrored a duffel bag, including large straps extending from each side of Perry’s frame.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Nike’s running sneakers will carry them from season to season, and a classic black duffel bag is always a good idea.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024

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