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Examples of window box in a Sentence
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Look for window boxes that can hang over the top of your fence, or opt for wall planter hooks that can be drilled directly into a wood fence.
—Kelly Roberson, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2024
If yard space is limited or too shaded, consider renting a plot in a community garden, maybe teaming up with a friend trading garden chores for produce, or consider growing in window boxes and other containers.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2024
Silver falls plant, or Dichondra 'Silver Falls' (Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls'), is an accurate name: This plant resembles a silvery waterfall cascading from hanging baskets, containers, and window boxes, or a silvery wave flowing across gardens and beds.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 May 2024
Plant in containers, window boxes, beds and baskets.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above
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“Window box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20box. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
window box
noun
: a box for growing plants in or by a window
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