How to Use box in a Sentence

box

1 of 2 noun
  • There was a big box like a treasure chest in one of the rooms.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2023
  • One piece of a limb sat in a cardboard box on the front steps.
    Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
  • There is a manmade lake to store the course’s water near the 18th tee box.
    Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The Kia veered to the right, drove over the sidewalk and struck an electrical box.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Pop them in a box with a warm source and seek help from your local vets.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Hallberg remained on but moved to the first base coach’s box.
    Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Carlos Vela's kick bounced out to Kellyn Acosta on the fringes of the 18-yard box.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • In a small shoe box under my basement stairs sits a map of my life.
    Christian Schneider, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This set of four soaps comes uniquely wrapped in a pretty box to fit the chocolate theme.
    Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Just be sure to click the coupon box before heading to checkout to secure the under-$25 sale price.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 25 June 2023
  • Then Willis, in a surprise move, strode into the courtroom and sat down in the witness box.
    Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Resellers offered the Rallies on eBay for as much as $30 per box.
    Krystal Hur, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Build a custom box of nine, 12, or 24 items from the à la carte menu, and get ready to sip and savor your meals in moments.
    Marisa Olsen, Parents, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Clark’s wife, Carrie, said Galena loves to play in boxes, hide and hunt.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Two huge, long boxes arrived at my door from the studio.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
  • There was a photo of you in Tampa Bay standing in the batter’s box five hours before the game.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 16 June 2023
  • Board & You plans to make more than 7,000 charcuterie boxes of varying sizes for the event.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024
  • This petite iron is a reminder that sometimes the best things come in small boxes.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 July 2023
  • Cast iron fire alarm boxes were common sights throughout the city.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2023
  • What to Consider: The toe box can feel snug, and a half-size up might work better for some hikers.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The question box includes a space for your name, but this is optional.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The set packs into a cardboard box with a plastic handle.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 26 Sep. 2023
  • As the camera panned over jars and bags of candy the model walked over to a box filled with Barbie dolls and lifted one out.
    Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
  • Well, for starters, the everything shower ticks off every box on your self-care to-do list.
    Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2023
  • Snyder said there’s a potential big box store that would anchor the project, but didn’t give specifics.
    Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023
  • A little star icon on the side of the text box offers prompts for the AI to help brainstorm ideas, form outlines, or just spitball blog posts.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 May 2024
  • Amazon Day Overwhelmed by the sheer number of boxes at your door?
    Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 9 July 2023
  • Both of Drew’s technicals were for straying outside the coaching box — one time in the first half, the other with 11:30 left.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
  • And while Swift sharing a box with Kelce’s mom may have broken the internet, the All-Pro tight end’s pregame fit got its share of clicks, too.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Over half of this amount was from a box truck selling fireworks in southwest Dallas.
    Sonia Rao, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
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box

2 of 2 verb
  • To get to the Aloha State, Barnes had to box up his bike for the plane ride.
    Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Hart clanked the free throw off the front of the rim, but no Musketeer boxed out the shooter.
    Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 4 Jan. 2024
  • An old-timer from the van, Ray Insalaco, came in to help box up the desks.
    Jay Kirk, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • In some cases, the crooks even ask you to box up cash and mail it to them to fix a problem.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2022
  • But the sedans overtook the van, boxing it in and jamming on their brakes.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • There are plenty of brands on the market, from boxed to bottled to canned to bagged — yes, bagged.
    Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
  • And the sad part is the people who need it the most are often boxed out of those funding methods.
    Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • His ability to box out and get the rebound helped start fastbreaks that led to 26 points.
    Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Jim Gray: There didn't appear to be anything boxed up or packaged up to go.
    Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Some retailers give you the option to print a label at home and box up the item yourself.
    Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Dec. 2022
  • For instance, in a scene from the biopic, the bomb’s been boxed up and is being transported for the government.
    Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Mike Tyson is stepping back in the ring to box Jake Paul in a live special on Netflix this summer.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • There was no reason for the Ducks and Huskies, in particular, to box themselves in.
    J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Shaun Murphy yells at his chief of surgery, who had boxed him out of helping with a procedure.
    Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
  • Yew hedging and boxed topiary line the site, next to mixed floral beds and roses.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
  • With their vehicles, the agents boxed him in between an auto parts store and Sonic Drive-In.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2023
  • Nonetheless, Martin, Haley and Hemphill pulled their squad cars up to Nichols’ car while he was stopped at a red light and boxed him in.
    Adrian Sainz and Travis Loller, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • What every player should do is always box out, make sure that their guy or somebody who’s close to them doesn’t get the ball.
    Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Guard rebounding like that is nice to have, but the Huskers don't appear to have the bodies to box out both Jackson-Davis and Thompson at the same time.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Even more than boxing between these two, the film explores facing one’s past.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Some arrive on Monday to box up dry goods; others show up on Friday when the clothes closet is open.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Tamron has done things like crushed double Dutch and boxed with Creed 3 star Jonathan Majors on camera.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 11 May 2023
  • Think salad greens, green beans, or boxed vegetables covered in a cheesy sauce.
    Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Members do not box with one another; the only thing that gets hit are punching bags.
    Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Most are destined to lose, though the GOP hopes some will box Democrats into votes that would create campaign-ad fodder.
    Erin Prater, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Difficult to box out (a quality from her wrestling days).
    Pat Graham, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Ideally, things like clothes would be removed from closets and then remaining items could be boxed and stored in the garage.
    Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Mühl fell to the ground while trying to box out a Princeton player, taking an elbow to head and falling hard, hitting her head on the court.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The team approach to rebounding, boxing out, getting the 50-50 balls, has been offsetting the lack of size on the boards during the Huskies’ winning streak.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Yes, an ex-heavyweight champ is boxing a YouTuber on Netflix.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024

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