pillbox
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Apparently nostalgic for the Champagne, pillbox hats and soft-lit glamour that supposedly characterized the skies in the 1950s and ’60s, U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
The women would often wear these extravagant, floral hats or don a more subtle pillbox style.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025
He advised people not to attempt to go inside the pillbox "for safety reasons, especially not when the tide's coming in".
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023
Unthinkable as it seems, Edna was dowdy then, given to mousy brown hair and pillbox hats.
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023
She was looking for the perfect pillbox hat for church, as well.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.