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
Jiminy, too, has a puppet avatar, a shiny green creature somewhat bigger than a breadbox.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2018
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
My old ones back home that broke years ago were like a breadbox in comparison.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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