How to Use satchel in a Sentence

satchel

noun
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  • The black leather satchel, with a slim shoulder strap, looked like a purse.
    — Will Higgins, Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2018
  • There was another satchel on the back of the front seat to hold that pink purse.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 30 Sep. 2023
  • In a sleek but roomy shape, this satchel improves any look — from the gym, to the office, to drinks.
    — The Cut, 28 Apr. 2018
  • One of the youths carried a satchel across his chest, police said.
    — Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024
  • This satchel will add the right amount of color to any plain outfit!
    — Flor De Maria Rivera, Cosmopolitan, 23 Oct. 2013
  • Meals arrive in a satchel and can be left outside rooms or at a lounge chair on the deck.
    — Corina Quinn, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The Studio Bag can worn three ways: as a cross-body bag, satchel or backpack.
    — Laura Compton, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2018
  • There’s the smooth, structured satchel face with a simple leather flap that seals at the bottom.
    — Diana Tsui, The Cut, 14 July 2017
  • From totes to backpacks to satchels, the options are endless.
    — Meg Lappe, SELF, 13 July 2017
  • The satchel was later found on top of a garbage can in 1100 block of North Ridgeland alley.
    — Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Davis keeps a satchel of pigeon parts slung over his shoulder.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022
  • Eros’s left arm is severed, but his right leans on a log, and a satchel of arrows hangs at his back.
    — Ingrid Rojas Contreras, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
  • One of the other items in my closet that is very London-based is my satchel bag.
    — Jamie Lisanti, SI.com, 10 July 2018
  • Officers checked his car and found in a satchel a loaded gun.
    — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Sling a mid-sized flap-closure satchel from The Row to Prada over your shoulder and be on your way.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2021
  • This year, there are tons of new styles out there for crossbody bags, totes, satchels, shoulder bags, and more.
    — Samantha Matt, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Camryn had an extra satchel in her house and brought it to donate.
    — Courtney McGee, baltimoresun.com, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Details like leather satchel straps on the sofa set the boat apart, but in a functional way.
    — Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
  • But as the bus jounced along and the woman in the suit sat primly with her satchel in her lap, Magdalena changed her mind.
    — Stephanie Green, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
  • Or take a walk at nighttime, holding a satchel of lavender.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2020
  • My main indulgence was a huge purse that doubled as a satchel.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2021
  • With the addition of a few straps, this down-to-earth Cragg morphs from a handheld satchel to a shoulder bag to a backpack.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Oct. 1999
  • Find the design across several giftable bag styles from tote bags and satchels to crossbody bags and wristlets.
    — Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 24 Apr. 2024
  • At the end of the night, Roxanne Gaines shuffled back to the table to pick up her husband’s bag, this time an over-the-shoulder black satchel.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2022
  • To make the traditional filling less of a torrent when knife hits molten core, the chef placed the gruyere cheese and ham in a satchel of Swiss chard.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Frank Carson, with his cane and a black leather satchel, was struggling up the courthouse steps in downtown Modesto.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2021
  • School volunteers passed out free books and sporty satchels to children.
    — Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 26 June 2018
  • Think a skort that looks like a skirt or a convertible bag that can be worn as a backpack or a satchel.
    — Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Before long, the women are treating themselves to foxy Louboutins and over-the-top Gucci satchels.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Okay, forget Mother's Day; this brown-and-white satchel is on our wishlist.
    — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 28 Apr. 2019

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