tote bag
Americannoun
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tote bags
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of tote bag
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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I’ve seen it on many products, in many different presentations — pink-glitter bubble letters on a sticker, loopy black cursive on a tote bag, industrial embroidery on a hat.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Their yolks stay creamy without becoming runny, which means you get all the richness of a soft-boiled egg without worrying about a container full of liquid gold sloshing around in your tote bag.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
I brought no food, no water, had no plans to take breaks and wore the tactical outfit of a tote bag, rain jacket and jeans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Bolding’s joyful daisies decorated the Sidecca tote bag given to customers at November’s reopening, just before December’s intense rainstorms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
She’d just started sketching the first line for a treehouse on her paper when June pulled strange objects out of her canvas tote bag for the next photo.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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