How to Use boxy in a Sentence

boxy

adjective
  • The TVs are boxy as hell to tell the audience, This is the past.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Gaga paired the look with black nine-inch platform heels and a boxy black bag.
    Jacorey Moon, PEOPLE.com, 3 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • Yet the taste of most BMW customers of the day would never be sated by the boxy 02.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Each pair was dark, boxy, and inevitably cost more than $200.
    Malia Griggs, SELF, 23 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • Last week, workers stacked each boxy unit like a Lego toy.
    Dee Depass, Star Tribune, 21 Sep. 2020
  • When the boxy shape made a return to the runways a few years ago, the pointy edges took some getting used to.
    Vogue, 30 June 2021
  • Do yourself a favor and swap out your boxy bag for a hobo.
    Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The boxy and cropped button down is such a cute take on the classic button down.
    Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2021
  • 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
  • Sleeves tend to be longer, and the torsos are boxy as opposed to tapered.
    Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 5 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • The result recalls circuit boards or the bold and boxy work of Dutch artist Piet Mondrain.
    Star Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Come for the boxy fit that perches right above a high-rise skirt to perfection.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Oct. 2022
  • For those with slim, toned legs, don't bury them in a pair of boxy, oversized chinos.
    Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Today, the boxy structure is wrapped head-to-toe in Alaskan yellow cedar.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The cropped and boxy jacket has two D patch pockets on the waist, a full zip front, and a zippered chest pocket.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2025
  • While brands like Tommy Bahama have made their mark in this space, the boxy fit does nothing for one’s silhouette.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

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