card·board
ˈkärd-ˌbȯrd 
: a material made from cellulose fiber (such as wood pulp) like paper but usually thicker
1
: made of or as if of cardboard
2
: unreal, stereotyped
a play with cardboard characters
Examples of cardboard in a Sentence
Noun
Cover the windows with cardboard.
Adjective
The play had cardboard characters.
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
To make your own, slip some cardboard under the legs of the couch and slide.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
One older trick to protect young stems is fitting the cardboard portion of a toilet paper roll around the stem as a barrier.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
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Noun
In the thin air, his face goes hot and his body cold; his heart pounds, and his favorite cigar tastes like cardboard.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
To make your own, slip some cardboard under the legs of the couch and slide.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Her family celebrated holidays in hotels with cardboard Christmas trees.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
One older trick to protect young stems is fitting the cardboard portion of a toilet paper roll around the stem as a barrier.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
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“Cardboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardboard. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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