as in locker
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a chest containing almost every tool that the home do-it-yourselfer is likely to need
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Recent Examples of chest
The band is also wide enough to feel really supportive on my C cup chest.
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Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2025
The flow ran off his bare chest and dripped down toward disintegrating shoes.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
The 28-year-old man was struck in the chest and arm and is in critical condition at Stroger.
—Katherine Weaver, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
With four hands and 610 pounds locked on his chest, Allen did not flinch, holding the point of attack and freeing edge rusher Nik Bonitto to get around Garett Bolles.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
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Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2025
The flow ran off his bare chest and dripped down toward disintegrating shoes.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
The 28-year-old man was struck in the chest and arm and is in critical condition at Stroger.
—Katherine Weaver, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
With four hands and 610 pounds locked on his chest, Allen did not flinch, holding the point of attack and freeing edge rusher Nik Bonitto to get around Garett Bolles.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chest
Noun
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But there is plenty that states can do, such as requiring more thorough background checks, instating a thirty-day waiting period, banning assault weapons, taxing the sale of firearms and ammunition, promoting gun storage in lockers, and prohibiting open carry.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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Evidence that once sat dormant in an evidence locker now has the power to speak.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Police said a woman was found unresponsive with her head trapped in the deposit mechanism of a donation bin in Lodi, Calif., on Aug 5.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The impetus is also on apparel firms to produce higher quality products that don’t fade or fall apart in months, as well as for consumers to wear clothes for longer, repair rather than discard old garments, and only deposit still wearable items into those recycling bins.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sometimes, the bodies are surrounded by pizza boxes.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Some of our favorites hiding in its end-of-summer sale include a fancy daybed, an inviting Adirondack chair set, a handy deck box, and a potting bench that’s perfect for narrow spaces.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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The nave rises like a forest canopy, supported by branching stone trunks, which supports Gaudí’s vision to bring the natural world in.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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Abbott, a 37-year-old Detroiter, recalls being in an elementary school play dressed in an elephant costume his mother made using a water sprinkler for the trunk as the spark.—
Ryan Garza,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chest. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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