pillbox

Example Sentences

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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

Her natural curls combed back to fit under a useless pillbox hat with her body completely shrouded in a wool coat, she stares straight forward like a child soldier on the front lines.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022

I rifle through the bag that usually goes into my bag — i.e., the makeup pouch I typically throw in a tote — and fish out the essentials: my pillbox, my Chapstick, my house keys.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2022

A woman in a pillbox hat held a tray of bubbling drinks.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton