pillbox

Example Sentences

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Apparently nostalgic for the Champagne, pillbox hats and soft-lit glamour that supposedly characterized the skies in the 1950s and ’60s, U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

The cliff East Runton's pillbox once perched on collapsed years ago, as a result of coastal erosion.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

Her natural curls combed back to fit under a useless pillbox hat with her body completely shrouded in a wool coat, she stares straight forward like a child soldier on the front lines.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022

I rifle through the bag that usually goes into my bag — i.e., the makeup pouch I typically throw in a tote — and fish out the essentials: my pillbox, my Chapstick, my house keys.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2022

The small, dark pillbox atop his head was gold-embroidered with Islam’s flag, the sun, moon, and stars.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey