card·board
ˈkärd-ˌbȯrd 
: a material made from cellulose fiber (such as wood pulp) like paper but usually thicker
1
: made of or as if of cardboard
2
: unreal, stereotyped
a play with cardboard characters
Examples of cardboard in a Sentence
Noun
Cover the windows with cardboard.
Adjective
The play had cardboard characters.
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Maya Polton, Parents, 11 May 2024
Readers are more likely to suspend their disbelief and immerse themselves in the narrative when the characters feel like living, breathing individuals rather than cardboard cutouts.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
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Noun
When storytime is done, use the books like building blocks and put them in and out of their convenient and portable cardboard carrying case.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 11 May 2024
Readers are more likely to suspend their disbelief and immerse themselves in the narrative when the characters feel like living, breathing individuals rather than cardboard cutouts.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for cardboard
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“Cardboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardboard. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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