schoolbag
Americannoun
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Origin of schoolbag
Example Sentences
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“It is what it is,” she says, now 7 months pregnant and soon to put a baby on her back instead of a schoolbag.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2020
Haile's only running quirk is his infamous crooked arm position – the result of a childhood spent running six miles to and from school carrying a schoolbag.
From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2014
She swung her schoolbag as if she were about to hit me on the head with it, but changed her mind and ran off toward her entrance.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 7, 2013
"We are seeing items like e-readers, tablet computers and mobile phones appear in the schoolbag for the first time," says Matt Leeser, head of technology buying at John Lewis.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2013
Later, I went to my schoolbag and retrieved the slip of paper with all the information on it.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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