paper bag

collocation in English

meaningsofpaperandbag

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paper
noun
uk
/ˈpeɪ.pər/us
/ˈpeɪ.pɚ/
thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth, used for writing, printing, or ...
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bag
noun[C]
uk
/bæɡ/us
/bæɡ/
a soft container made out of paper or thin plastic, and open at the top, used to hold foods and ...
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(Definition ofpaperandbagfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpaper bag

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I took it with reluctance, hiding it carefully in a brownpaperbag.
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Alternatively, ' 'paperbag' ' icons can mark the position of polyhedra, revealing their size but not their shape.
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Samples from the same plot were stored in the samepaperbag, and were then crumbled and mechanically homogenized in plastic mixing trays.
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One can write one's will on a brownpaperbagif one wishes.
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It is no good having apaperbagwith 14 lbs.
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Why should they not be able to opt out from thepaperbagmarriage?
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If there is a strike, where will they obtain theirpaperbagof coal?
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If it is impracticable to breed the fleas in this manner, the nest may be shaken up in a linen orpaperbagcontaining several drops of chloroform or ammonia.
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Its so-called head of fraud investigations could not have fought his way out of a wetpaperbag.
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For example, there may be a fellow engaged in road haulage and in apaperbagfactory.
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I was brought up in wartime when we never threw away anything but saved every lastpaperbag.
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I do not advocate a return to thepaperbagera or to the unwrapped and the unhygienic.
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The paper application is a whitepaperbag.
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She would look hot in apaperbag.
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Each candle set is lit inside apaperbag.
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Thepaperbagis then weighed, and paid for.
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From there, the coins were dumped into apaperbag.
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In earlier editions, contestants simply used apaperbag.
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That is indubitably and incontrovertibly true, but as a creative addition to our argument it is about as pregnant as apaperbag.
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In considering their reply, they have to-consider the effect of such a duty upon other industries such as thepaperbagindustry.
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So thepaperbagillustration is not all that far off the mark, because you could in fact have automatic laundries.
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It will be more troublesome for purchasers to go along with their ownpaperbag, but it will be possible to get round this.
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It may be that thepaperbagindustry is not a very important one, but paper bags are essential in retail trade.
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His hobby, which later turned into a future occupation, was the manufacturing of improvedpaperbag.
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