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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Their 5-0 demolition of Bulgaria at Windsor Park on Tuesday has the youthful side in the box seat in Group C3 with games against Belarus and Luxembourg to come next month.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024
The Associated Press has mapped out what it would take for Swift to make the 6,000-mile Tokyo-to-Vegas trip and settle into her luxury box seat just in time for kick off.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
From a box seat area high above the Coliseum floor, President Ronald Reagan officially opened the Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
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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