breadbox
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of breadbox
Example Sentences
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In the aftermath of World War I, it took a breadbox full of German marks to buy a wheelbarrow.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2022
All right angles, it chugs down an arterial like a low-carb breadbox, trying — and failing — to go unnoticed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2017
People react with fear because they have been led to believe that any wild animal bigger than breadbox must be dangerous.
From Time ● Jul. 2, 2015
You can’t run a phone off a capacitor unless you wanted a phone bigger than a breadbox.
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2013
His fingers caressed the smooth leather of the binding as he took it back and slipped it under the breadbox.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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