Examples of in the bag in a Sentence
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The first knockout games are in the bag, and another 16 teams have exited the tournament.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Weiser, in his pre-election pep speech to volunteers Monday, acknowledged head-on that many pundits and political observers said Bennet had the race in the bag from the moment the three-term senator decided to head home.
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Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
30 June 2026
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Weiser, in his pre-election pep speech to volunteers Monday, acknowledged head-on that many pundits and political observers said Bennet had the race in the bag from the moment the three-term senator decided to head home.
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Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
30 June 2026
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“In the bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20bag. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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