How to Use boxy in a Sentence
boxy
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Keep in Mind: Its boxy shape takes up a lot of space in your home.
— Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2023 -
The boxy coupé is a car that just looks cool and powerful.
— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024 -
The boxy jacket was styled with a pair of jeans that doubled as a pair of shoes.
— Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024 -
The boxy shape of a vehicle looms out of the murky greenness.
— Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2022 -
The slightly boxy shape paired well with the set's short mini skirt.
— Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 18 May 2022 -
Cons This has a sporty look but has the potential to look boxy.
— Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024 -
The boxy coat has become the default option for many guys.
— Daniel Varghese, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2024 -
The jacket’s cut—neither slim nor boxy—works well on a range of body types.
— Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022 -
The first, a boxy heather gray mini dress paired with white mary janes and a gray handbag.
— Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 2 Mar. 2023 -
It's cut in a classic fit that is slightly boxy but the sleeves are not too long.
— Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 20 Dec. 2022 -
Do yourself a favor and swap out your boxy bag for a hobo.
— Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 -
Try a beginner project like a boxy top, an A-line skirt, or a tote bag.
— Ann Friedman, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2023 -
Marchenko, who is fifty-two, with the boxy build of a linebacker and a baritone voice, was elected in 2015.
— Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023 -
What to Consider The boxy shape may take some getting used to.
— Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2023 -
The front end looks boxy, though its hard to make out details with the car wrapped up like a Christmas present.
— Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 5 Dec. 2022 -
He’s got a boxy, bearded face, a sharp nose, and wears glasses.
— Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024 -
Come for the boxy fit that perches right above a high-rise skirt to perfection.
— Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Oct. 2022 -
For those with slim, toned legs, don't bury them in a pair of boxy, oversized chinos.
— Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 16 Nov. 2022 -
Today, the boxy structure is wrapped head-to-toe in Alaskan yellow cedar.
— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024 -
A lot of the houses here are really boxy, (but this one) is not that way.
— Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 15 Sep. 2022 -
The piece has the classic cardigan jacket shape, with a relaxed, boxy fit that hits right at the hip.
— Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 2 Sep. 2023 -
Keep in Mind The vacuum is a bit boxy and might not fit in tight corners.
— Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2024 -
Where the Ioniq 5 is boxy and '80s nostalgic, the 6 is arched and flowing.
— Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 4 Oct. 2022 -
Add this boxy style, which comes in sleeveless, short-, and long-sleeve options, to your wardrobe for fall.
— Averi Baudler, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024 -
Both wore on-trend boxy, loose suits that were breezy and casual.
— André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2022 -
There's something boxy sticking out of the top of Corey's back pocket.
— Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 20 July 2022 -
The boxy ride was then sold to Alan Tice, who raced it for two or three seasons in the Masters Series.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 May 2024 -
As such, the high rise won’t be tall and boxy such as many other Miami projects.
— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 June 2023 -
This seamless tee doesn’t have itchy, chafing tags or bulky, boxy construction.
— Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024 -
Whether dressing them up with a boxy blazer and pointed pumps or down with an oversized blazer, these super-soft, slouchy straight-legs strike the perfect balance between style and comfort.
— Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2024
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