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schoolbag

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[skool-bag] / ˈskulˌbæg /

noun

  1. a bag used for carrying books, school supplies, etc.


Etymology

Origin of schoolbag

First recorded in 1890–95; school 1 + bag

Example Sentences

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She beams as we talk about the princess-covered schoolbag stuffed with books next to her in the chair.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2023

“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

She let herself into her dad’s apartment in Malmö, Sweden, dropped her schoolbag and flopped on to the sofa.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2019

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

I picked up my schoolbag and walked quickly away.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

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