shopping bag
noun
: a bag (as of strong paper) that has handles and is intended for carrying purchases
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Plastic grocery bags or shopping bags will work fine.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
Since 2010, more than 100 countries have implemented partial or total bans or fees on plastic shopping bags at either the national or subnational level.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 19 June 2025
That extra fee for a plastic shopping bag at the grocery store is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
With the passing of Senate Bill 270 in 2014, which barred the use of single-use plastic shopping bags in many retail settings, California became the first U.S. state to enact a plastic bag ban.
—Niamh Ordner, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
Since 2010, more than 100 countries have implemented partial or total bans or fees on plastic shopping bags at either the national or subnational level.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 19 June 2025
That extra fee for a plastic shopping bag at the grocery store is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
With the passing of Senate Bill 270 in 2014, which barred the use of single-use plastic shopping bags in many retail settings, California became the first U.S. state to enact a plastic bag ban.
—Niamh Ordner, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for shopping bag
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“Shopping bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20bag. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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