packing case
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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They also know now is not the time to let up, with another chance coming Friday to free the Cup from its packing case and hold it high.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2014
It is not, like so much of today's large-scale construction, a handy commercial package, a shiny wraparound envelope, a packing case, a box of cards, a trick with mirrors.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2013
The fragile musical instruments were on their way to Huygens, in a custom-made packing case.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2010
Ricketts, a wiry, blue-eyed man of 50 sat on a packing case under the burning sun and buzzing clouds of flies, and happily told his story.
From Time Magazine Archive
He pulled a crumpled sheet of newspaper from a packing case, flattened it out as best he could, then pushed it underneath the door, leaving only a corner on his side of the doorway.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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