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

A new cardboard box for the sandwiches will help, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 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

The room was so small, they had to take turns if they wanted to lie down, and placed a piece of cardboard over a sewer hole as a makeshift mattress.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

She ran over to a big sheet of cardboard and dragged it over.

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene