sandwich board
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sandwich board
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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The ultra-catchy pop-rock confection “Divine Intervention” has a verse about seeing someone wearing a sandwich board that predicts the end of the world as billionaires run for cover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
And then I started a cooking school in my place — I put a sandwich board on First and University, and people are coming up and doing the pasta classes.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2023
"If you heard someone on the street making these rants you'd expect to see them in a sandwich board or a straight jacket."
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2023
Earlier this week, Banksy won an appeal to allow him to keep the trademark of one of his most famous images, a money wearing a sandwich board, at the EU Intellectual Property Office.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2022
She needed a sandwich board that said, America is my country too.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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