box in
Example Sentences
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The 25-year-old only had four touches inside the box in the last-16 tie - but with one of them, he broke the deadlock 79 minutes in.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
To box in inflation as the stock market soared and labor market grew tighter, he ground out a year of rate increases that ended with the bursting of the dot-com bubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The hosts outshoot Qatar 32-2 and had 97 touches in the box in one of the most dominant performances in recent World Cup history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Imagine police responding to a robbery by obtaining judicial permission to open every safety deposit box in a neighborhood bank, briefly inspect the contents, and determine afterward which customers seem suspicious.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
Papá took out the metal box in which he kept our savings and counted it.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
