pencil box
noun
a shallow covered box, usually of pasteboard, for holding pencils and crayons: used by children as an item of school equipment.
pencil boxes
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pluralof pencil box.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A typical basket of supplies for elementary school kids — containing folders, markers, crayons, scissors, glue sticks and pencil boxes, among other items — could cost a family between $80 and $100.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
For the Auburn district, making bulk purchases — like 90,000 glue sticks and 18,000 pencil boxes — take planning, budgeting and negotiating.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
I can go back to my elementary school years and remember clearly fountain pens, pencil boxes and cloak closets.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2020
Rooms were littered with various schoolhouse furniture; chairs, desks, and pencil boxes were strewn about the floor.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2015
At the stationery counter we carefully chose new pencil boxes.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
