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Sack | Sacked | Sacks | Sacking | Sackler | Sackville | Sacklers | Sackett | Sackbut

Sack meaning

  1. A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
  2. The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).
  3. The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.

Synonyms of Sack

sack up sacque white wine containerful sackful enclosed space cavity pocket sac pouch bag carrier bag paper bag poke jacket

Related words

Other words often associated with Sack or its synonyms:

space cover cavum structure wrapper finances jab drone mail covering gain purse

Using Sack

  • The main meaning on this page is: A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel. | The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds). | The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.
  • Useful related words include: sack up, sacque, white wine, containerful.
  • In the example corpus, sack often appears in combinations such as: the sack, to sack, sack of.

Context around Sack

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

stuff 1× compression 1× half 1× duplicate 1× single 1× empty 1× bedazzled 1× sleep 1×

Often after:

option 2× making 1× involvement 1× numbers 1× breakthrough 1× letter 1× blocks 1× block 1× came 1× grim 1×

Sentence patterns with Sack

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

14 5 sack breakthrough in 1× a bedazzled sack of potatoes 1× a compression sack that crams 1× a half sack making him 1× a sack by ja 1× a single sack 1× a stuff sack and some 1× after a sack on russell 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a highly touted 1× a sack by 1× after a sack 1× after discovering what 1× almost all bags 1× an empty sack 1×

Common sentence endings:

a single sack 1× and 19 attempt 1× angeles rolled away 1× approaches for years 1× breakthrough in 2017 1× cannot stand upright 1×

Words around Sack

Just before it in the word index:

sachverhalt 3 sachsenspiegel 2 sachsenhausen 2 sachsen 5 sachse 7 sachs 709

Just after it in the word index:

sackable 3 sackboy 7 sackbut 11 sackbuts 5 sackbutts 2 sackcloth 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

amidst 918 mets 918 mob 918 nobel 918 termed 918 wives 918

Corpus analysis for Sack

  • In this selection, "sack" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stuff, compression, half, option, making and involvement stand out and add context to how "sack" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 14 5 sack breakthrough in and a bedazzled sack of potatoes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sack" sits close to words such as amidst, mets and mob, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sack

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

An empty sack cannot stand upright. (6 words)

And if not, is he too weak to sack her? (10 words)

At first glance, the price of the Woolino sleep sack surprised me. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

As Dallas held a narrow 7-6 lead, Parsons almost secured the sack on Tagovailoa but the Miami signal caller had already slung his pass, making the linebacker a second too late as he took him out and leading to him being flagged. (43 words)

A highly touted high schooler who turned heads at right guard earlier in his career, Johnson emerged as one of the nation's elite blockers at his more natural left tackle position in 2022, not allowing a single sack. (39 words)

Apparently KAK – who did much better on Dancing with the Stars (unlike socialite Brynne Edelsten, who judge Todd McKenney described as a “bedazzled sack of potatoes”) – had been fobbing off approaches for years. (33 words)

Question examples

And if not, is he too weak to sack her? (10 words)

Example sentences (20)

Almost all bags come with a stuff sack, and some even come with a compression sack that crams the bag down into a smaller, more packable size.

He also finished with a half-sack, making him the fourth Raiders player to have an interception and a sack involvement in the same game in the last 10 seasons.

His sack numbers declined in each of the years that followed his 14.5-sack breakthrough in 2017.

There was a sack letter in circulation on social media last Wednesday, said to have been from the SGF, announcing the sack of Kyari.

Had sack in Div. Had sack in his last game vs. Min. DE ranked 2nd among NFC rookies with 5 sacks.

The acknowledgement can specify a number of SACK blocks, where each SACK block is conveyed by the starting and ending sequence numbers of a contiguous range that the receiver correctly received.

The duplicate-SACK option, an extension to the SACK option that was defined in RFC 2883, solves this problem.

According to the former NDC Women’s Organiser, her sack came shortly after the video of her declaration of support for Alan went viral during the Kumawu by-election.

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After a sack on Russell Wilson and a running back screen for no gain, the Broncos were quickly punting it away after the failed third and 19 attempt.

After discovering what was in the sack, Grim made haste to Lincolnshire after refusing to "dispose" of Havelock.

A highly touted high schooler who turned heads at right guard earlier in his career, Johnson emerged as one of the nation's elite blockers at his more natural left tackle position in 2022, not allowing a single sack.

And guess what, the Cowboys convert on 3rd and 6, and Reddick’s sack on 1st down becomes pointless.

And if not, is he too weak to sack her?

An empty sack cannot stand upright.

Apparently KAK – who did much better on Dancing with the Stars (unlike socialite Brynne Edelsten, who judge Todd McKenney described as a “bedazzled sack of potatoes”) – had been fobbing off approaches for years.

Arizona led 9-6 at halftime, but Dobbs threw a red-zone interception and fumbled on a sack during the second half as Los Angeles rolled away.

A sack by Ja’Terraius Brown ended a Hardin-Jefferson possession and an interception by Amyrian Scott stymied the Hawks’ next drive, too.

As Dallas held a narrow 7-6 lead, Parsons almost secured the sack on Tagovailoa but the Miami signal caller had already slung his pass, making the linebacker a second too late as he took him out and leading to him being flagged.

Asked when he was planning to sack Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil, Prime Minister defended his government's response.

At first glance, the price of the Woolino sleep sack surprised me.

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Common combinations with sack

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sack" in a sentence?
An example: "Almost all bags come with a stuff sack, and some even come with a compression sack that crams the bag down into a smaller, more packable size." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sack" from authentic English texts.
What does "sack" mean?
Sack means: A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
What are synonyms of "sack"?
Common synonyms of "sack" include: sack up, sacque, white wine, containerful, sackful, enclosed space, cavity, pocket. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "sack" are there?
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