How to Use boxy in a Sentence

boxy

adjective

• Add this boxy style, which comes in sleeveless, short-, and long-sleeve options, to your wardrobe for fall.
  — Averi Baudler, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
• These lights range in styles from elliptical lanterns and patterned lights to classic, boxy designs.
  — Frederick Tippett, Sunset Magazine, 22 Dec. 2021
• Not long ago, the boxy, brick-nosed pickup might have drawn the interest of a bricklayer or a roofer looking for a cheap work truck.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2021
• Bose’s boxy new Smart Soundbar can pair with its Ultra Open earbuds for immersive sound in a small space.
  — Parker Hall, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
• The boxy looking spacecraft, which is about the size of a small car, will be the first in the history of space exploration to explore an object in space that is not made of rock or ice.
  — Alex Stone, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2021
• There’s lots of chunky knitwear, and no cellphones or computers; even the island newcomers’ fancy home could pass for a boxy modernist build from half a century ago.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
• With four doors, a tall and boxy body, short front and rear overhangs, and big fender flares, the Compact Cruiser looks off-road-ready and adventurous.
  — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 14 Dec. 2021
• So far Polestar has sold the 1, a sleek two-door grand-tourer, and the 2, a boxy Tesla Model 3 competitor.
  — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2021
• The TiVo Stream 4K is relatively large for a streaming device, and pretty boxy too.
  — Christian De Looper, BGR, 24 Dec. 2021
• The strings of Carter Burwell’s score sometimes sound like birds of prey, and literal crows disrupt the somber, boxy frames with bursts of nightmarish cacophony.
  — New York Times, 22 Dec. 2021
• Garbo is very funny, deadpanning her way through the first half of it in boxy jackets, rationally assessing Melvyn Douglas’s charms.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
• Found just east of Temescal Gateway Park, the modern, boxy home spans three stories with five bedrooms and six bathrooms in 6,160 square feet.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021
• Dolph Lundgren has won his bout with the Hollywood Hills housing market, selling his modern, boxy abode for $3.71 million.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2021
• Keep in Mind: Its boxy shape takes up a lot of space in your home.
  — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2023
• The boxy coupé is a car that just looks cool and powerful.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
• The boxy jacket was styled with a pair of jeans that doubled as a pair of shoes.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
• The boxy shape of a vehicle looms out of the murky greenness.
  — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2022
• The slightly boxy shape paired well with the set's short mini skirt.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 18 May 2022
• Cons This has a sporty look but has the potential to look boxy.
  — Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
• The boxy coat has become the default option for many guys.
  — Daniel Varghese, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2024
• The jacket’s cut—neither slim nor boxy—works well on a range of body types.
  — Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
• The first, a boxy heather gray mini dress paired with white mary janes and a gray handbag.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 2 Mar. 2023
• It's cut in a classic fit that is slightly boxy but the sleeves are not too long.
  — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 20 Dec. 2022
• Do yourself a favor and swap out your boxy bag for a hobo.
  — Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
• Try a beginner project like a boxy top, an A-line skirt, or a tote bag.
  — Ann Friedman, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2023
• Marchenko, who is fifty-two, with the boxy build of a linebacker and a baritone voice, was elected in 2015.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
• What to Consider The boxy shape may take some getting used to.
  — Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2023
• The front end looks boxy, though its hard to make out details with the car wrapped up like a Christmas present.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 5 Dec. 2022
• He’s got a boxy, bearded face, a sharp nose, and wears glasses.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
• Come for the boxy fit that perches right above a high-rise skirt to perfection.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024