boom box
Example Sentences
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He’s going to come to set with a boom box and blast, like, Phil Collins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
Swift said that podcast clip, which went viral, felt almost like "he was standing outside of my apartment, holding a boom box saying, 'I want to go on a date with you'".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
A Dead Kennedys song plays on a radio boom box, as a bell rings a brief warning each time a cylinder turns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Watching him come out on a bare stage with a boom box and say, "I've got a tape I want to play," or ask, "Does anybody have any questions?" is charming.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2023
There was hardly a trace he’d ever lived in the house, except one: every night, after dinner, I would close the door to my room and pull Tyler’s old boom box from under my bed.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
