think out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“That allowed us to think out of the box.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
“I don’t do character development. I don’t … think out the plot in advance,” DiCamillo said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
However, that financial chasm has forced some clubs to think out of their usual Italian box with Napoli, Milan and Inter's runs this season proof Serie A sides can succeed.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2023
“You can design a composite in many ways. You can think out of the box, you have a lot of flexibility in engineering it.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
Deucalion was forced to agree that she was right, but he tried to think out what might lie behind the words and suddenly he saw their meaning.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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