How to Use bag in a Sentence

bag

1 of 2 noun
  • She put the pencil in her bag.
  • She packed her lunch in a paper bag.
  • At least this time, the bag punched back.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
  • What’s the best hard-drive bag to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • In the past, the bags cost $3 each.
    — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The it-boy’s go-to it-bag runs the gamut.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The fans who wore bags over their heads said it all.
    — Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Their song craft is not all that and a bag of chips.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • How much does Savers want for this bag?
    — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • The two went deep into their bag.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Got a bag of chicken bones but no meat?
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Then seal them in a freezer bag.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Both the bag and the strap can be spot cleaned with a damp cloth.
    — Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Each person can take four bags of food.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2025
  • All bags are subject to search.
    — Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Can’t live without your smart bag?
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Here’s what belongs in your bag.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • And grab a snack bag on your way to the clubhouse.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Once inside, many leave with bags full of items.
    — Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Pour over eggs; squeeze out excess air and seal bag.
    — Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
  • When the bags are on the heads, there is no turning back.
    — Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • One bag serves three hearty portions, or four measly ones.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Cargo belt bags are all of them and none of them at once.
    — María Munsuri, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2025
  • This bean bag kept its color and shape through many rainy storms.
    — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
  • This is my bag, all loaded, zipped, and ready to go.
    — Elaina Verhoff, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
  • There were three bins filled to the brim with the players’ bags.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Hair tools with cords are fine for checked or carry-on bags.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Once stowed in your bag, store your equipment in a safe place.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Twin lifted three bags of trash off the kid and took a hard look.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Fresh steam-in-bag broccoli makes this cheesy recipe a breeze.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026

bag

2 of 2 verb
  • I bagged the last seat so everyone else had to stand.
  • She's expected to bag the award for the team's most valuable player.
  • He got a job bagging groceries.
  • The hunters bagged five deer altogether.
  • We bagged 10 fish today.
  • Non-bulky items should be bagged.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Rake up any mayflies that are in your yard, bag them, and dispose of them.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Then, bag it up securely and toss it in the trash.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
  • Searching for a pair of travel pants that won’t bag or sag?
    — Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Or how about the time one Michigan hunter vowed to bag a moose?
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Her purchases bagged up by a teen.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Remove and bag the old mulch and dispose of it with your yard waste.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
  • One team found and bagged, as evidence, a black glove.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
  • There's no cashier, but a courtesy clerk will bag your groceries.
    — Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Residents are to bag their kitchen waste and add it to their yard-waste bin.
    — Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Salads are bagged; fruit is precut.
    — Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • For the first 400 yards or so, bag the poop and carry it out.
    — Outside Online, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The food comes in either canned or bagged and boxed packaging.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
  • Keep watching new rose growth daily and cut out and bag up all suspect blooms.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Mow your grass to the shortest height your mower will go and bag the clippings.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Mow your grass to the shortest height your mower will go and bag the clippings.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • Mow your grass to the shortest height your mower will go and bag the clippings.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, bag them for yard waste pick up or collection.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2026
  • All parts of the plant must be bagged up and disposed of properly in the garbage.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The main rules are to rinse and dry your items to remove any food waste and to avoid bagging items.
    — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Whoever bagged the stay had to move fast, and won’t have much time for packing.
    — Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Choose reusable bottles with screw tops to keep germs from your hands or bag away.
    — Christina Manian, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Hunters young, older and oldest have bagged their biggest bucks this fall in state and out.
    — Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Check for stains, fading, rips, odors, and mold before bagging up these items.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Pre-cut produce and bagged salads cost more, spoil faster, and may carry health risks.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 May 2026

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