as in bag
a container for carrying money and small personal items
I left my purse at home, so I can't buy anything after all
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Recent Examples of purse
There are built in hooks at the top for purses or belts and multi-sized metal frames that can hold scarves or even tank tops.
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Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Other shark eggs have a flat shape with tassels, and people tend to find them and call them mermaid purses.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Everything from her purse to her hair was original and funny, really funny.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Constitutionally and by custom, Congress has the power of the purse.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
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Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Other shark eggs have a flat shape with tassels, and people tend to find them and call them mermaid purses.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Everything from her purse to her hair was original and funny, really funny.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Constitutionally and by custom, Congress has the power of the purse.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for purse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purse
Noun
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Newsprint accessorized, equally as important as the bags upon which it was affixed.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Other transmissions mentioned aviator-style glasses, a black bag, black long pants and longer hair.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His lawyer eventually emerged from the ICE office holding a belt and a wallet.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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But what many users didn’t understand, or were never clearly told, is that the Web3 Wallet was not a self-custody wallet.—
Chris Groshong,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Purse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purse. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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