boxed

Example Sentences

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"Every day our services hear from families who are stuck in grotty hostels and one-room B&Bs, where mould climbs the walls and children are boxed into tiny spaces with no privacy or room to play."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The firm operated a major packinghouse in Frostproof, where fresh fruit was boxed for sale for roughly 70 years.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

“It’s like when somebody invented boxed cake mix,” Rothbaum said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

First-generation Dominican American singer Esty doesn’t like to be boxed in.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

From this vantage point, he could see the stash under his bed—the canned and boxed goods pushed against the wall, like shadowy towers.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly