packing box
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Six chicks arrived in a packing box, gift of a friend’s daughters.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2021
They finally caught him and he was kept in a packing box in the office and fed turkey steak until he was taken to a local cattery to prevent further escape.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2013
Years ago he’d bought his children an art table with cubbyholes and drawers, only to have a eureka moment: “I found them playing in the hall with the packing box and the foam.”
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2011
John throws it away, but it turns up in a packing box after they move.
From Washington Post
The wind drove me into a side street where a group of boys had set a packing box afire.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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