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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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
"India are in the box seat and it is going to take a humongous effort from England to drag themselves back into it."
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024
Serena, watching the speech from a front-row box seat, covered her face with her hand.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2022
You could spend that amount on a box seat at Dodger Stadium — on the field level, for all 81 games.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2022
But then the second usher said, “A personal escort is customary for a box seat, miss.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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