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
Swift said that podcast 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. 26, 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
Peaches had the boom box right up close and it was going as loud as she could get it going.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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