flower box
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flower box
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Hagans said he wanted to honor Ford by leaving the flower box, noting he would build a thousand more if he could, WTVM-TV reported.
From Fox News • Feb. 16, 2022
“I just want to be able to put that flower box on my fiancee’s grave.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2022
Sprinkled throughout are whimsical garden scenes that use trompe l’oeil to conjure up a flower box populated by sprites, songbirds perched on a trellis and other vignettes.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2013
Heathfield and Foley's old residence at 111 Trowbridge is abandoned now, with three of the four windows supporting flower box holders with no flowerpots.
From Time • Jul. 2, 2010
For several hours one night, he tucked it into Madame Manec’s geraniums in a window flower box, then convinced himself the geraniums were wilting and dug the stone out.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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