boxful
noun
as much as a box can hold.
boxfuls
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pluralof boxful.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Pascal Lacombe, an author of an Aymé monograph published in 2012, said that boxfuls of paperwork from her apartment were accidentally incinerated after her death.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2015
Mr. Ege’s family had long stored boxfuls of material.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2015
The university bought it along with boxfuls of photos and documents related to Merton and his biographer John Howard Griffin, to add to the library’s extensive Merton files.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2015
But Garrett worried that they will scatter across the region as bidders take boxfuls home.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2010
Once every four or five boxfuls, a pigeon got away clean.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
