box

Example Sentences

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Let’s think outside the box on the Iran nuclear issue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

A blue-eyed humanoid robot carefully opens a box and places a tool inside as a crowd of visitors watch the demonstration of "physical AI" skills at a major industrial trade fair in Germany.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

I reach for lemon so often that a box grater simply doesn’t cut it.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

That is until Stewart purchased a fuzz box for Richards a few days later, which gave the tune a raunchier sound that perfectly matched Jagger’s lyrics of frustration and alienation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

I’ve been looking through the box of things again and I found something that felt like another fragment of a clue.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler