boxlike

Example Sentences

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Gehry contributed studios and additional structures that reflect the neighborhood’s industrial roots: corrugated metal siding, simple boxlike volumes and subtle geometric twists.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Naomi then learned to play his trademark instrument, the boxlike cajón.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023

Typically, penalty-killing units employ a boxlike formation of two forwards up high to guard the point and two defensemen down low watching the dangerous areas in front of the net.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2022

For rarer or more expensive bulbs, Mr. Hsu said, the staff creates boxlike underground cages from hardware cloth for protection.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2020

Carrie steers the boat around the tip and I can see Cuddle- down there at the lowest point of the land, with its chubby, boxlike structure.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart