boxy
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Once outside the walls of Buddyland and into the surrounding wilderness, Kelly shifts from boxy TV framing and video texture to a cinematic widescreen ratio, but the milieu still seems half-real, half-stylized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The brand’s boxy tees and crew neck sweaters became omnipresent on creative-class millennials in cities like New York and San Francisco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
French brands Soutoura and Nour Turbans' nylon, black, jewel-toned and boxy garments are heavily influenced by Gen Z streetwear - the kind of modest fashion that's also been championed by sportswear giants Nike and Adidas.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
But Google Maps, itself seemingly haunted, insisted the boxy plant off of Highway 17 was Griffin’s.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
The cheese bus—yellow and boxy like a block of government-issue cheese—picked kids up from Dundee Village and delivered them, twenty-five minutes later, to Perry Hall High School in West Baltimore.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
To accommodate more batteries and seats, the new EV is bigger and boxier than most classic Ferraris.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
And the overall shape is boxier, with sharper angles and a taller road stance.
From The Verge ● Mar. 9, 2022
He wears black mad scientist glasses, a beige cap and blue Chuck Taylors, and manages to look boxier and younger than he is in real life.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2019
Instead, it’s a slightly thicker, boxier replacement for the slender strip of aluminum Apple’s been shipping with existing Apple TV models for years.
From Time ● Sep. 9, 2015
The city's aging taxi fleet is scheduled to be replaced by a boxier model designed to be easier for older riders and people with disabilities to open the doors and slide in and out.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2011
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