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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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 complaint said they found a lighter inside the glove compartment of the suspect’s car on Jan. 24.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 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
There was no signal, the satellite phone was in the glove compartment, more fool she, and no one would come anyway.
From Slate • Jul. 30, 2022
It takes me a moment to realize she’s talking to me, and a moment after that to realize I’ve been drumming on the glove compartment.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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