shadowbox

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verb

shad·ow·box ˈsha-dō-ˌbäks

-də-ˌbäks

shadowboxed; shadowboxing; shadowboxes

intransitive verb

: to box with an imaginary opponent especially as a form of training

shadow box

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noun

: a shallow enclosing case usually with a glass front in which something is set for protection and display

Examples of shadowbox in a Sentence

Verb He was shadowboxing to stay in shape.

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Verb

Some of the storylines are directly set in motion by what Sauron is doing, but some of them are people shadowboxing their own fears — which is also set in motion by Sauron. —

EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024 In the course of the same afternoon, Larry and Lewis wind up debating the relative attractiveness of penises, shadowboxing with a demanding blind man, and besmirching a restaurant captain who felt entitled to his own gratuity. —

Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024

Noun

Collins, 73, a retired preschool teacher, creates the dioramas, making and arranging miniatures within shadow boxes made by her husband, Eddie Lewis. —

Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024 This shadow box, $50.39 at Walmart, can hold up to seven medals, race bibs, photos and small objects. —

Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shadowbox