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

He remembered that Laine wanted him to take his anti-anxiety medications when he could feel himself getting upset, so he unpacked all his belongings to search for his pillbox, found nothing, and repacked everything again.

From New York Times • May 13, 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

“They’ve built a pillbox by the post office, and they’ve taken up all the old railings. Um. Aunt Hermione’s living in Nice, and oh yes, Betty broke Uncle Clem’s vase.”

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan