boom box

Example Sentences

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He’s going to come to set with a boom box and blast, like, Phil Collins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

She said the clip, which went viral, felt almost like "he was standing outside of my apartment, holding a boom box saying, 'I want to go on a date with you'".

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

Watching him come out on a bare stage with a boom box and say, "I've got a tape I want to play," or ask, "Does anybody have any questions?" is charming.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2023

With digital camcorders and iMacs, they were able to edit and add music without a boom box.

From New York Times • May 20, 2022

A handful of Sharpies were lying on the carpet next to an open sketch pad, an old boom box, and a pair of my dad’s even older headphones.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi