bag lady

Frequency: 3.21.9 per million words

A homeless woman who carries her possessions in shopping bags.

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Examples (10)

  • The old bag lady huddled in the doorway, clutching her plastic bags.
  • Passersby often ignored the bag lady who sat on the park bench daily.
  • She became a bag lady after losing her home and family.
  • Children sometimes pointed at the bag lady with a mixture of fear and curiosity.
  • A local charity provides meals for the bag lady living under the bridge.
  • The term "bag lady" can be used to describe a woman who is homeless and carries her belongings.
  • He felt a pang of sadness seeing the frail bag lady pushing a shopping cart full of possessions.
  • Despite her appearance as a bag lady, she had once been a respected professor.
  • The artist painted a poignant portrait of a bag lady reflecting on her past.
  • Some people confuse an eccentric old woman with a true bag lady.