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box

[boks] / bɒks /


VERB
place in square or rectangular container
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




Example Sentences

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Some customers have lambasted the bots on social media, while others prefer them to a garbled voice squawking from a speaker box.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

This opened up space for Harry Kane to take a deeper position - just as he has done many times throughout his career - before shooting unmarked at the edge of the box.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The fan capacity is less than 1,500 and there’s room for about seven people in the press box.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Amazon is raking in cash at the box office after sending Ryan Gosling to space with “Project Hail Mary.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

A box in the centre of the screen says Aim at text.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler