bag
noun
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
baglike
-
a word derived from
bag.
Example Sentences
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Once a mosquito nears a trap, a small fan forces it into a baglike net, where it is held for pickup.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
They wriggled around in the sediments of shallow seas, gulped prey into their minuscule, baglike bodies and expelled the water through cone-shaped spouts around their mouths.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2017
In the middle of the field, some 2,500 feet away, stood a gibbety-looking pole, with a baglike object suspended from it.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Indian strategy resembled that of Hannibal when he caught the Romans in a baglike trap and decimated them at Cannae.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finally, the girl saw a man coming at her with a roaring animal on a leash, its baglike stomach swelling up as it devoured the grasses between them.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
