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shopping bag

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noun

  1. a strong, usually paper or plastic, bag with handles, used to carry purchases or belongings.


Etymology

Origin of shopping bag

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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She is believed to have been less than an hour old when she was discovered in a shopping bag on a bleak pathway near a busy east London road on January 18, 2024.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Roman was wrapped in a towel, inside a Sainsbury's shopping bag.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

For some, the AI experience has been a mixed shopping bag.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

Kim Kardashian collaborated with Balenciaga and carried a brown paper Erewhon shopping bag designed by the questionable brand to an outdoor L.A. fashion show.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

I put it in my net shopping bag.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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