medicine chest
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"The No. 1 rule at the Poison Center is that if it's available, people will take it, and a lot of people have Tylenol in their medicine chest."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2026
There lies a medicine chest of antioxidants, vitamins, fiber, phytonutrients and minerals.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2016
Ross says Sheen didn't reveal his HIV status until after she found his medication in a medicine chest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2015
“You don’t need to pack a medicine chest on holiday,” said Dave Harcombe, a pharmacist in Doncaster, England.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2012
Half an hour after, Jo went to ‘Mother’s closet’ for something, and there found little Beth sitting on the medicine chest, looking very grave, with red eyes and a camphor bottle in her hand.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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