think out
Example Sentences
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“That allowed us to think out of the box.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
For actors who can’t afford classes, Giang encourages them to think out of the box: “Do acting challenges on TikTok or YouTube.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023
However, that financial chasm has forced some clubs to think out of their usual Italian box with Napoli, Milan and Inter's runs this season proof Serie A sides can succeed.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2023
But the technology also allows Kruger to expand her language and think out loud, which is more genuinely enlivening.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2022
“His line’s always busy. She won’t call him, anyway. I think out of everything she’s definitely most afraid of Stew. In that way I guess I’m no different.”
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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