footlocker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of footlocker
Example Sentences
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Urrea’s mother, Phyllis Irene McLaughlin de Urrea, had served in World War II as a volunteer with the American Red Cross and still possessed her Army-issued footlocker.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023
The unarmed campus cop on guard duty when Whitman drove on campus could have checked his claim that the footlocker in his back seat contained equipment for the science building.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022
Lombardi seeks to sue the Department of Corrections for negligence after he says his leg was cut on the sharp edge of a footlocker in his cell.
From Washington Times • Feb. 25, 2020
When she was a child, Tammone found Glass’ footlocker from Hollywood and remembered analyzing her mother’s old greasepaint, the sticky makeup oily to the touch.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2019
Ann’s luggage—a small footlocker and a shopping bag filled with Lydia’s things—fit easily into the cab’s trunk.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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