How to Use boxy in a Sentence

boxy

adjective
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  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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 piece has the classic cardigan jacket shape, with a relaxed, boxy fit that hits right at the hip.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Keep in Mind The vacuum is a bit boxy and might not fit in tight corners.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Where the Ioniq 5 is boxy and '80s nostalgic, the 6 is arched and flowing.
    — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Both wore on-trend boxy, loose suits that were breezy and casual.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2022
  • As such, the high rise won’t be tall and boxy such as many other Miami projects.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 June 2023
  • Meanwhile Cruz Beckham, the second youngest of the bunch, kept things chill in a boxy short-sleeve button-up and trousers.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The boxy coupe towered above traffic and even wore bull bars and a pair of Hella lights for the full off-roader look.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
  • One is boxy and diaphanous, white with a pattern of red flowers; the other is black linen.
    — Jean Garnett, The New Yorker, 10 July 2023
  • Onto this were layered boxy jackets and coats in lighter gray.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Pair with an oversized sweater, or throw on a boxy boyfriend blazer to add some chill vibes to the fashion staple.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 12 Dec. 2022
  • In a boxy fit nonetheless, Ben Sherman is the way to go for a smart casual vibe.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Notably, the Escalade IQ forgoes the very upright, boxy shape of the classic for a more sharply sloping roof.
    — Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The boxy body and uptick in the side window line are also shared with the GX, but the Land Cruiser wears distinctive front and rear designs.
    — Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The boxy fit is roomy enough to fit thicker layers underneath.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The character is a schoolteacher whose wardrobe consists of cardigans and boxy t-shirts.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The rapper made his catwalk debut in an all black boxy suiting.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 Sep. 2023

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