How to Use grab bag in a Sentence

grab bag

noun
  • Congress has proposed a grab bag of tax cuts.
  • Wow, this pill grab bag goes crazy.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The Flaming Grill has a grab bag of flavors.
    — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
  • But from there, the tracklist becomes a real grab bag of beatmakers.
    — Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 17 June 2026
  • Specialty can be a real grab bag and this week two Indian films also popped.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025
  • People will also be able to grab bags of warm pita and dips to go, from muhammara to labneh, as well as frozen mana’eesh and jars of spices.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Before bed, Agnes adds Garth’s cigarette stub to her grab bag of mementos.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • Generic generative AI is a grab bag.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • But the grab bag of parts—cheese barons, Nazis—never comes together, and the old obsessions never acquire new force.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • One of the best ideas for company gifting is to see who might want to participate in a gift exchange, and then everyone brings a grab bag gift.
    — Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.
    — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg, 23 June 2026
  • Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.
    — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg, 14 May 2026
  • Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.
    — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg, 8 June 2026
  • Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.
    — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.
    — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.
    — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.
    — Tracy Alloway, Bloomberg, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.
    — Tracy Alloway, Bloomberg, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.
    — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.
    — Tracy Alloway, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
  • For many other Trader Joe’s fans, however, the holiday season also marks the return of one very fun mystery grab bag.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Gift this article Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe.
    — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Instead, survey after survey reveals that significant portions of the public adopt an eclectic and unstable grab bag of beliefs and ideas.
    — Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • As the name implies, there is no way for shoppers to know which of the reusable bags will be inside their mystery grab bag, though the majority of the bags feature playful state- (and some city-) themed designs.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The mystery grab bags have become one of Trader Joe’s most popular items and sell out very quickly in stores, as shoppers often buy as many as their location will allow them.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Officials said the advisory is not a quake prediction but urged residents to raise their preparedness, such as emergency food and their grab bag just in case, while continuing their daily lives.
    — CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Bonds should be reserved for crucial long-term infrastructure projects, not as a grab bag of spending projects the Legislature refuses to prioritize in the normal budgeting process.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The mystery grab bags have always been popular, but the brand took a three-year hiatus during the pandemic before bringing back the seasonal item—much to the excitement of fans—in 2023.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
  • On his seventh solo album, the British singer-songwriter pairs a grab bag of styles—synth-pop balladry, deep house, a Rolling Stones cover—with clearheaded lyrical introspection.
    — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2026
  • In the package was a grab bag of small pleasures to ease the difficulty of a lengthy deployment – Kind bars, candy, homemade fudge, Girl Scout cookies, puzzle books, pencils, pens, decks of cards and other games.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026

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