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Wear a backpack vs Carry a backpack

Both 'wear a backpack' and 'carry a backpack' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Wear a backpack' is used when the backpack is being worn on the body, while 'carry a backpack' is used when the backpack is being held or transported without being worn.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 1120 views

Wear a backpack

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to wearing a backpack on the body.

This phrase is used when someone is putting a backpack on their back and wearing it while moving around.

Examples:

I always wear a backpack when I go hiking.
Don't forget to wear a backpack for the school trip.

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"Look at me, I save lives and can wear a backpack."
So I made a wearable wall that I could wear as a backpack.
She's still wears a hello Kitty backpack, and all she ever wants to do is make friendship bracelets.
Yes, but with giant ears, you could hear things from miles away, and you could wear backpacks as earrings, which would free up your hands.
"Please wear these backpacks at all times"during your stay.
There was a backpack and shoes covered in sand from Burning Man.
I can carry my life in a backpack.
They've found a backpack in your lecture hall.
Neighbors said they saw a dirty girl with a backpack
Homeless guy doesn't need a backpack.
A backpack with a spade and an axe.
- The girl needs a backpack.
He died with a backpack full of pot.
I happen to have a backpack right here.
So I put 400,000 bucks cash in a backpack.
Imagine for a second that you're carrying a backpack.
We found a wallet and a license in a backpack.
Two years After he left, I found a backpack behind the closet.
A neighbor saw him leaving with a backpack this morning.
Travelling along the Amalfi Coast with nothing but a motorcycle and a backpack.

Alternatives:

put on a backpack
have a backpack on
strap on a backpack
carry a backpack on your back
use a backpack

Carry a backpack

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to holding or transporting a backpack without wearing it.

This phrase is used when someone is holding a backpack in their hands or transporting it without wearing it on their back.

Examples:

I need to carry a backpack with me for the trip.
She always carries a backpack full of books to school.

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Make it sound all exciting to carry a backpack full of dope for pockets full of cash.
I also hear that he is writing short stories and a novel, but... he still carries a backpack, Kitty.
I can carry my life in a backpack.
Food court has everything but peanut butter, so I carry a jar in my backpack.
As punishment for your insolence... you must now carry my backpack of holding.
Peasant! The mighty Kubalek desires... that you carry all our backpacks to the arcade.
The robot has a backpack that can carry me.
So the kitchen staff confirms that Wolf did have a backpack with him yesterday, and the only reason that they noticed it is because he didn't usually carry one.
There was a backpack and shoes covered in sand from Burning Man.
They've found a backpack in your lecture hall.
Neighbors said they saw a dirty girl with a backpack
Homeless guy doesn't need a backpack.
A backpack with a spade and an axe.
- The girl needs a backpack.
He died with a backpack full of pot.
I happen to have a backpack right here.
So I put 400,000 bucks cash in a backpack.
Imagine for a second that you're carrying a backpack.
We found a wallet and a license in a backpack.
Two years After he left, I found a backpack behind the closet.

Alternatives:

hold a backpack
transport a backpack
bring a backpack
take a backpack
have a backpack with you

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