think out
Example Sentences
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“That allowed us to think out of the box.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
The tight budget for the projects, he said, sometimes sent them back to the drawing board, allowed them to think out of the box and led to new innovations.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2024
He said Wiggins challenged employees to think out of the box, to do things differently.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
“I don’t do character development. I don’t … think out the plot in advance,” DiCamillo said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
I kind of think out loud, “She thought I was a freak.”
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
