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How to use rucksack in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Rucksack means a bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps. Example: “I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack.”

More sentences with rucksack

  • I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack.From the entry load
  • Tommo tries to snatch his rucksack back, and Shayne stands, holding it out tauntingly.2015, James Graham, Tory Boyz, page 52. From the entry Tommo
  • I've never met so many Pokéfans, and I've never seen so many Pikachu rucksacks around.2000 November 12, Cliff Barnes, “My Whitby Diary”, in uk.people.gothic (Usenet). From the entry Pokéfan
  • He unpacked the billycan from his old rucksack and I got out the tea and sugar.1997, Ian Player, Zulu Wilderness: Shadow and Soul, page 69. From the entry billycan
  • Oh my Goddess!’ Indigo chanted quietly whilst fumbling with her rucksack. ‘I'd have to ask Dad,’ cautioned Brandon.2007, Christine Jordan, Indigo, page 131. From the entry oh my Goddess
  • Atlantic's Euro Back Brief, a kind of rucksack briefcase, is designed to remove the pain and strain of laptop lugging.2003 March 15, Tim Wapshott, “Atlantic Euro Back Brief”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN…. From the entry shoulder strap
  • There was a big rucksack and two musettes.1929 May–October, Ernest Hemingway, chapter 23, in A Farewell to Arms, 1st British edition, London: Jonathan Cape […], published 1929…. From the entry musette
  • The rucksack of a summer mountain leader should contain adequate kit for not only himself, but a few extra essentials for group use.2000, Pete Hill, Stuart Johnston, The Mountain Skills Training Handbook, →ISBN, page 159. From the entry mountain leader
  • It has two shoulder straps and is worn like a rucksack or baby-carrier, evenly and effortlessly distributing the burden of your weighty kit across both shoulders.2003 March 15, Tim Wapshott, “Atlantic Euro Back Brief”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN…. From the entry shoulder strap
  • The only sound a skier brings to the woods is the occasional creak of a rucksack strap and the faint “shoosh” of skis gliding over the crisp snow.1970, Pat Snook, “Ski Touring”, in National Wildlife, volume 8, numbers Dec 1969–Jan 1970, page 23. From the entry shoosh

Meaning of rucksack

  1. noun A bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps.

Full definition of rucksack

Questions about rucksack in a sentence

How do you use rucksack in a sentence?
Rucksack is used as a noun. For example: “I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack.”
What is a short sentence with rucksack?
“There was a big rucksack and two musettes.”
What does rucksack mean?
Rucksack means a bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps.

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