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overnight bag

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noun

  1. a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.


Etymology

Origin of overnight bag

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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Garcia told Kiley, then 14, to pack an overnight bag and some pajamas, assuming they would be back the next day.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

We'd been planning to spend a day reporting from there, but packed a small overnight bag when we heard the Syrians had abandoned their side.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2024

One of the first nights he stayed over, he brought his overnight bag, a toothbrush and a vacuum-sealed bag of duck prosciutto he had dry cured.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2023

Mr. Jacobson was big on bottle-feeding Eloise and doing dishes, while Ms. Rought became a master at stacking her stroller with an overnight bag and baby supplies when she stayed with him.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2022

She goes into her overnight bag and pulls out the red nail polish Kay let us borrow.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

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