pillbox

Example Sentences

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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

Winter storms have unearthed a World War Two pillbox on a sandy beach and revealed its interior.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

You see how Julie methodically, and with a hint of odd urgency, unpacks her luggage, and how Rosalind daintily removes a tablet from a pillbox.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022

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

He began to fish in the pocket of his bathrobe, pulling out matches, pen nibs, his blue enamel pillbox.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt