box seat

noun

1
a
: a seat in a box (as in a theater or grandstand)
b
: a position favorable for viewing something
2

Examples of box seat in a Sentence

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Who does not want permission to care more about who gets a central box seat than about crushing economic inequality? Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 July 2024 Inside the sport’s push to solve a formidable problem June 9, 2023 The Delilah trackside box seats, the highest ticket prices, cost $1,372.50 a seat. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024 The difference between Cliffy and me was that Cliffy would see those same box seats and want to go down there. Al Pacino, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024 Premier box seats have been upgraded to include a seat-cooling feature. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for box seat 

Word History

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of box seat was in 1801

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“Box seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20seat. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

box seat

noun
: a seat in a box of a theater or stadium
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