: a small bag often with a shoulder strap
Examples of satchel in a Sentence
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What could be better than a 3-in-1 purse set that includes a large zippered tote, a petite satchel, and a wallet?
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Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
With Signature Canvas Strap $428 $110 Get this beautiful cross grain leather satchel for just $110 and enjoy its bright colors (gold/chalk or silver/retro yellow), numerous pockets, and sturdy make for practically any occasion.
—Rachel Simon, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2024
Amazon reviewers rave about this convertible bag, which can be worn as a backpack or satchel.
—Jessica Leigh Mattern, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
Her dad, meanwhile, dressed in a tuxedo jacket worn bare over his chest and appeared to carry his own black satchel with his arm held around his daughter.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
Inside a candlelit room in Lower Manhattan, leather satchel bags and silk scarves lined the walls and sprawling pink and green floral arrangements sat on each table.
—Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2023
Shoppers love how big and practical the satchel is.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
Anselm the boy, in shorts, with a satchel on his back, is played by an actor, as is the grownup Kiefer, with a mustache, setting off to meet Joseph Beuys (an early mentor) in a VW Beetle, with canvases rolled up and stacked like logs on its roof.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
Under her arm, Rihanna carried an oversized leather satchel in oxblood red—the official color of fall 2023.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2023
Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
With Signature Canvas Strap $428 $110 Get this beautiful cross grain leather satchel for just $110 and enjoy its bright colors (gold/chalk or silver/retro yellow), numerous pockets, and sturdy make for practically any occasion.
—Rachel Simon, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2024
Amazon reviewers rave about this convertible bag, which can be worn as a backpack or satchel.
—Jessica Leigh Mattern, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
Her dad, meanwhile, dressed in a tuxedo jacket worn bare over his chest and appeared to carry his own black satchel with his arm held around his daughter.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
Inside a candlelit room in Lower Manhattan, leather satchel bags and silk scarves lined the walls and sprawling pink and green floral arrangements sat on each table.
—Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2023
Shoppers love how big and practical the satchel is.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
Anselm the boy, in shorts, with a satchel on his back, is played by an actor, as is the grownup Kiefer, with a mustache, setting off to meet Joseph Beuys (an early mentor) in a VW Beetle, with canvases rolled up and stacked like logs on its roof.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
Under her arm, Rihanna carried an oversized leather satchel in oxblood red—the official color of fall 2023.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2023
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“Satchel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satchel. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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satchel
noun
satch·el
ˈsach-əl 
: a small bag often with a shoulder strap
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