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shopping bag

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noun

  1. a strong, usually paper or plastic, bag with handles, used to carry purchases or belongings.


Etymology

Origin of shopping bag

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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She is believed to have been less than an hour old when she was discovered in a shopping bag on a bleak pathway near a busy east London road on January 18, 2024.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

If you filled your virtual shopping bag with goods and services at a cost of £100 a year ago, the same selection will now cost £103.20.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Before you know it, you’re handing over your credit card and receiving an immaculately packaged shopping bag — a feat no e-tailer could ever compete with.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

For some, the AI experience has been a mixed shopping bag.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

George froze with her hand on the shopping bag.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene

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