box seat
Americannoun
noun
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a seat in a theatre box
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in the best position
Etymology
Origin of box seat
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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In 1975, his father acquired the rights to a box seat at the stadium for 99 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Maggi spent a few moments after the game visiting with family along the box seat railing.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
Six points out of six put them in the box seat but there was still so much work to be done, so many jumpy moments to go through.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2022
Serena, watching the speech from a front-row box seat, covered her face with her hand.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2022
The girl he met in the box seat was nice enough.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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