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Examples of glove compartment in a Sentence
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Even the trunk or glove compartment might be too toasty.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
One of the worst mistakes is to quickly reach under the seat or into the glove compartment for anything, and another is to simply keep driving while the police officer follows.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2024
While this travel-friendly iteration is small enough to fit anywhere from your everyday satchel to your glove compartment, its formula stacks up to the original by providing tousled, separated texture and a warm, earthy, slightly nutty scent.
—Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 16 Apr. 2024
Texas Tech students and West Texans eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night, pack them in backpacks for later and carry an emergency burrito in the glove compartment for long drives.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1916, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of glove compartment was
in 1916
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“Glove compartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glove%20compartment. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
glove compartment
noun
: a small storage cabinet in the dashboard of an automobile
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