Thesaurus results for HANDBAG

handbag

noun

ˈhan(d)-ˌbag

Definition of handbag

as in suitcase

a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles flies only with a handbag so he doesn't have to check his luggage

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as in purse

a container for carrying money and small personal items her handbag is just big enough to hold her favorite photos and wallet

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Recent Examples of handbag That’s part of a black-market advertising bonanza on the social media site, where sellers are now hawking fake GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and experimental Chinese peptides alongside knockoff luxury handbags and sneakers. — Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 That’s not a problem for him, as long as those handbags are a reflection of his creative spirit. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026 China’s deepening economic slowdown is reshaping domestic consumption for high-end handbags and humble burgers. — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The growing number of designer boutiques at Wilmette’s Plaza del Lago were just joined by a power player in fashion — the French luxury brand Hermès, which sells $10,000-plus handbags coveted by celebrities. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for handbag

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Noun

The arrest comes just over 24 hours after the NYPD released surveillance footage on Monday showing Guzman Soto slowly walking through the lobby of his mother’s apartment building wheeling a small suitcase.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
The suitcase traveled from Frankfurt to London, where it was loaded onto Flight 103, according to investigators.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of suitcase

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These shoes accompanied shorts, a white T-shirt, polka dot sunglasses and a YSL purse.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
The tour on Monday revealed plans for PGA Tour Charities ahead of the season-ending Tour Championship, which has a $40 million purse that awards $10 million to the winner.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of purse

Noun

Gado via Getty Images AI agents are starting to hold wallets and pay for things, and finance has no standard way to tell one agent from another.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
When the tip bucket was passed around, patrons reached for their wallets, not avoided eye contact.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of wallet

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