big-box
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
big box
noun
Examples of big-box in a Sentence
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The toys are so popular, look-alikes from other toy brands are omnipresent from big-box stores to pharmacies and truck stops, and have sparked lawsuits from Jazwares.
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Joe Mullich, TIME, 30 May 2024
Authentic partners with Mindbody to create an insurance program in which studios that use Mindbody software can also purchase insurance through the platform, rather than buying from a big-box carrier.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 29 May 2024
Headed to Jail in a Hospital Gown and Handcuffs
Baptist, the largest and oldest hospital in DeSoto County, sits right off the interstate amid big-box stores and chain hotels in Southaven, Mississippi.
—Isabelle Taft, ProPublica, 28 May 2024
Toppers was founded in 1991 as an alternative to big-box pizza.
—Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
Walmart earlier this month reported quarterly earnings that showed even higher-earning shoppers turning to the big-box retailer for value.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 27 May 2024
For months afterward, his violent vanishing haunted both the Rath family and the city of Ithaca, the unnerving question hanging over its forlorn sanctuary behind the big-box stores:
What happened to Tommy Rath?
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Last week, the retailer reported quarterly earnings that revealed even high-income shoppers are turning to the big-box retailer for value that doesn’t empty their wallets.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 22 May 2024
In another, more obvious movie, this would introduce a bad guy, some faceless corporation that wants to build luxury apartments or a big-box store on the site.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
Joe Mullich, TIME, 30 May 2024
Authentic partners with Mindbody to create an insurance program in which studios that use Mindbody software can also purchase insurance through the platform, rather than buying from a big-box carrier.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 29 May 2024
Headed to Jail in a Hospital Gown and Handcuffs
Baptist, the largest and oldest hospital in DeSoto County, sits right off the interstate amid big-box stores and chain hotels in Southaven, Mississippi.
—Isabelle Taft, ProPublica, 28 May 2024
Toppers was founded in 1991 as an alternative to big-box pizza.
—Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
Walmart earlier this month reported quarterly earnings that showed even higher-earning shoppers turning to the big-box retailer for value.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 27 May 2024
For months afterward, his violent vanishing haunted both the Rath family and the city of Ithaca, the unnerving question hanging over its forlorn sanctuary behind the big-box stores:
What happened to Tommy Rath?
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Last week, the retailer reported quarterly earnings that revealed even high-income shoppers are turning to the big-box retailer for value that doesn’t empty their wallets.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 22 May 2024
In another, more obvious movie, this would introduce a bad guy, some faceless corporation that wants to build luxury apartments or a big-box store on the site.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
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“Big-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-box. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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