cardboard
Example Sentences
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In reality, my dad’s will was in a cardboard box next to the Christmas decorations.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
They’re not cardboard cutouts, exactly, but they’re blank enough slates for us to project onto.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
A cardboard box found in a collector's "ramshackle" collection of vintage films contained two episodes of Doctor Who that have not been viewed since airing in the 1960s.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Toddlers sat perched on adults’ shoulders, seniors wielded cardboard posters; he spotted his friend Sophie, then Nick — who ran into the road urging him on.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
I take a bite of the bar, and it tastes like cardboard.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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