How to Use duffel in a Sentence

duffel

noun
  • Don’t even think of trying to get it back in the duffel.
    Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
  • The other three would pack part of the duffel halfway, then go back for the rest of it.
    Tom Hinman, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2024
  • Agents found a three to four-month-old male tiger cub inside the duffel.
    Lauren Castle, azcentral, 1 May 2018
  • Others lounged on the grass, heads propped on duffel bags.
    Megan Ryan, Star Tribune, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Or use the longer strap, which also stows away, to carry the bag like a duffel.
    James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2023
  • On the way back, the guy unloaded the weapons from his pockets to stash them back in the duffel, but not all of them.
    Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
  • This duffel will take you F.A.R. and look good while doing it.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The 60-liter duffel is big enough to contain five days’ worth of gear in a carry-on size.
    Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2019
  • Don’t want dirty gear to soil the rest of your luggage or get lost in a cavernous duffel?
    Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2019
  • That's not to say the duffel is dead, but most of the styles have undergone a complete makeover.
    Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Not long after, a woman came out of a house and dragged the heavy duffel up her front steps.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
  • Of course, there’s a corkscrew and corduroy wine duffel ready for that bottle of rosé, too.
    Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 11 June 2021
  • The triangle duffel bag seems poised to be his next big hit.
    Lindsay Peoples, The Cut, 10 Aug. 2017
  • Moore & Giles’s Singleton duffel gives you the best of both worlds.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2023
  • The brand’s Fold-Up Bag, an extra-lightweight weekender, made our list of the best duffels, and it’s marked down to $53.
    Bellamy Richardson, wsj.com, 27 Nov. 2023
  • One of our editors is a fan of the Catalina Deluxe duffel, which is 50% off.
    Bellamy Richardson, wsj.com, 27 Nov. 2023
  • It can be carried like a duffel or worn like a backpack.
    Jeremy White, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Check out our stories on the best duffel bags, the best camping gear, and the best family tents.
    Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 2 Oct. 2022
  • That’s when the cliff below her broke apart, slicing the rope holding their duffel.
    Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Many had been left in backpacks and duffel bags left in cars or shoved under car seats.
    Thomas Peele, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2017
  • This bag fits like a backpack but carries like a big duffel.
    James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Even after a few (too many) trips around the bag carousel, this durable canvas duffel will look good as new.
    Lauren Matthews, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2022
  • As Stock unpacked his duffel in my guest room, I was transported back to the eighth grade.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2020
  • There are plenty of nooks to stash snacks, clothing, duffel bags.
    Mary Bergin, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Campers filled every inch of space, with duffel bags or children in their laps.
    Lizzie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Pack your ball, sneakers, and gym towel in this great duffel.
    Mark Stock, Men's Health, 26 Aug. 2022
  • There’s nothing like a big duffel to keep all your gear and outerwear in one place.
    Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The patented strap system allows this one to convert from a duffel to a backpack and back again on the fly.
    John Thompson, Men's Health, 22 Nov. 2022
  • In the motel lot beside the highway, Taylor opened a duffel, found a workout shirt and tossed it to him.
    C. J. Chivers, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2016
  • Rockland Wheeled Duffel Bag This wheeled soft-shell duffel combines the ease of a weekender bag mixed with the convenience of a rolling suitcase.
    Melissa Epifano, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024

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