glove compartment
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of glove compartment
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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But the graying signal caller still had something left in the glove compartment, and if you think I typed that while speaking in a stentorian John Facenda voice, I absolutely did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
As I opened the glove compartment, our hands slightly brushed each other’s, and there was a moment of excitement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
The body camera footage shows an exchange that became more tense when Ms. Heard let the officers know that she had a gun locked in her glove compartment.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
On the body camera video released from the July 23 traffic stop, tensions are heightened briefly when the driver tells police she has a gun locked in her car’s glove compartment.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
I got a little freaked out at the thought of it and started wondering whether there was a flashlight in the glove compartment and how long two people could survive on a handful of Starbursts.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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