Below you will find example sentences with "plastic bag". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Plastic Bag in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: plastic
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 14
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 28.7 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "plastic bag" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 28.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 65 million plastic bag mailers or, a clear plastic bag, bags, clear and inches stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with plastic bags, plastic waste, plastic pollution, plastic bags, plastic waste and plastic pollution, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with plastic bag
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
A sign displaying Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban in a Rite Aid in Oakland. (14 words)
But the state’s first plastic bag ban backfired, resulting in more, not less, plastic waste. (16 words)
A man asked a teller for money and threatened that he had a weapon inside a plastic bag, Cruz said. (20 words)
The country announced the implementation of the second phase of its plastic bag ban on May 16. Visitors are advised to avoid packing or carrying any plastic bags as they’ll have to leave these at a designated desk in the airport. (42 words)
Woolworths and Coles are adopting new strategies to combat plastic bag usage as a new report reveals about two-thirds of the rubbish cleaned from the environment last year was plastic, representing an almost 20 per cent increase. (38 words)
Howard County’s planned fee on disposable plastic bags would charge consumers 5 cents per plastic bag, 1 cent going to retailers and the rest to the county, according to a news release from the county’s council. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Furthermore, Marsha Borden fixated on the beading of plastic bags, titling them the “Stitched Bag Series” Each bag was embedded with beautiful, sparkling jewels, causing the viewer to be absorbed by the transformation of the plastic bag.
Boil-in-the-bag seeAlso Also known as "boil-in-bag", this involves heating or cooking ready-made foods sealed in a thick plastic bag.
Only one clear plastic bag no larger than 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches or a one-gallon, clear, resealable plastic storage bag per person will be permitted.
You get that paper bag in a plastic bag because 30 minutes later the steam and condensation from the crab has soaked through, and your crabs will be on the floor of your car,” King said.
Retrieving the plastic bag, the deputy asked Cox “what was in the plastic baggie and he stated, ‘It’s meth’,” according to the court document.
Walmart estimates the changes to the mailers alone will eliminate 65 million plastic bag mailers or more than 2,000 tons of plastic from circulation in the U.S. by the end of the current fiscal year.
Woolworths and Coles are adopting new strategies to combat plastic bag usage as a new report reveals about two-thirds of the rubbish cleaned from the environment last year was plastic, representing an almost 20 per cent increase.
But the average in South Australia was 11.5g—that's about the same amount of plastic as a plastic bag.
But the state’s first plastic bag ban backfired, resulting in more, not less, plastic waste.
Howard County’s planned fee on disposable plastic bags would charge consumers 5 cents per plastic bag, 1 cent going to retailers and the rest to the county, according to a news release from the county’s council.
This is because single-use plastic bag garbage is estimated at about 200,000 tons a year, which is a very small percentage of the roughly 9 million tons of plastic waste produced here annually.
In the United States, more than 60 million plastic bottles are thrown away every day; one plastic bag has an average usable life of just 20 minutes.
The country announced the implementation of the second phase of its plastic bag ban on May 16. Visitors are advised to avoid packing or carrying any plastic bags as they’ll have to leave these at a designated desk in the airport.
For instance, a plastic bag with a foil lining or a disposable coffee cup made of paper with a plastic lining.
The Plastic Bag Reduction Act, introduced by Liberal MLA Allen Roach, would eventually prohibit retailers from providing customers with plastic bags, encouraging them instead to distribute paper or reuseable cloth bags.
The Voyager spacecraft carries plastic materials into deep space, and a plastic bag has been found in the Mariana Trench, the deepest point of the Pacific Ocean, more than 11,000 meters down.
All bags will be inspected and this may include personal wanding or a pat-down, plus any merchandise brought will be supplied in a clear plastic bag.
A man asked a teller for money and threatened that he had a weapon inside a plastic bag, Cruz said.
A plastic bag floats in the waters of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Ahangama in Galle, Sri Lanka.
A sign displaying Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban in a Rite Aid in Oakland.