How to Use glove box in a Sentence

glove box

noun
  • Cowan further requested permission to search the locked glove box of the car, and the woman declined.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
  • Officers then reportedly found another two handguns, both of which were loaded, in the vehicle’s glove box, court records show.
    Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The suspects rummaged through the van and found its key in the glove box.
    cleveland, 11 Dec. 2020
  • The pack is small enough to stash in your glove box and not take up a ton of room.
    Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Hide valuables out of sight, such as in the glove box or trunk.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
  • Police said items from the glove box were found thrown about on the front seat and floor.
    Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • The thief also took her wallet, which was in the glove box.
    John Benson, cleveland, 14 Oct. 2020
  • The old derelict orders Tucker to take a drink of corn liquor from the glove box.
    New York Times, 23 May 2018
  • The cash was payment for a job a week ago and was left inside the glove box.
    Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Then, with your right hand, reach over and open the glove box on the passenger side.
    Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Police said contents from the glove box were found on the front seat and floor boards.
    Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The De Luxe models each had a 30-hour clock built into the glove box door.
    David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2024
  • And don't reach for the glove box because someone may shoot you.
    USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The thieves placed Dundee’s medication, which was on the floorboard in front of the crate, in the glove box.
    Sydney Page, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • That's when the man said marijuana was in the glove box.
    John Benson, cleveland.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The glove box is open: The truck is registered to Millsap.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Other items in the console were disturbed as were items in the glove box.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 10 July 2020
  • The new owner opened the car’s glove box that morning and found a firearm inside.
    cleveland, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The thief rummaged through the glove box and center console.
    cleveland, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Cash was stolen from the console and glove box of a vehicle.
    Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Adults age 21 and over may smoke pot and can transport up to five ounces in a locked glove box or trunk.
    Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • To-go drinks would have to be stored in a glove box, locked trunk or behind the back seat while driving.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 7 May 2021
  • The woman told police that her 9mm handgun was kept in the car’s glove box.
    cleveland, 28 July 2023
  • One questionable move is making the glove box open via the touch-pad.
    Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Keep some wipes or a microfiber cloth in your glove box for quick cleanings.
    Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Johnson was in the process of moving when she was pulled over June 6 and found to have the gun in the glove box, with its lock-box in the trunk, Brown said.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The large and locking glove box has a bag hook that can be flipped over to hold take-out or a purse, keeping both off the floor.
    Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The officer discovered the column was peeled and the glove box was open.
    cleveland, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Firearms stored in a vehicle should be secured in a locked glove box or preferably the trunk.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2023
  • In the Journey, police found a scale with white powder residue, as well as two bags of white powder in the glove box.
    John Benson, cleveland, 24 Mar. 2021

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