sack
noun
a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
sacklike
-
a word derived from
sack.
Example Sentences
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Coral polyps are tiny animals that have a sacklike body and a mouth encircled by tentacles.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 15, 2022
Last summer, a sacklike white dress mottled with black polka dots selling at Zara for $50 was all the rage on Instagram.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2020
Regularly exchanging Ariel’s turquoise-and-gold harem-pants outfit for a black wig and sacklike garb, Beckman also embodies a growly, dimwitted Caliban.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2015
In each, the rabbi cradles a Torah in one arm, its scroll handles projecting from its sacklike cover.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2013
She was thinner than ever, clad in a shapeless sacklike affair tied about her middle.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
