Example Sentences

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Icaza was a member of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770 for 64 years, joining when he was bagging groceries at Ralphs as he attended high school, then studied business at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Inside the market, Cynthia Acosta, 29, was bagging dried corn kernels that customers typically use to make chipa guasú, or Paraguayan cornbread.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023

A: He forgot to tell you in a timely way that he was bagging the trip and planning to leave you holding the bag.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2015

"I was just a kid who was bagging groceries three months ago."

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2011

I turned up at the busiest hour in the afternoon, when I knew they’d be understaffed, and sure enough, the manager was bagging groceries when I found him.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover