box in
phrasal verb
boxed in; boxing in; boxes in
: to surround (someone or something) and make movement difficult
The other bicyclists boxed her in and she couldn't move ahead.
—usually used as (be) boxed inWe were boxed in and couldn't get out of our parking space.
—sometimes used figurativelyI feel boxed in by all these rules.
Examples of box in in a Sentence
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But the Carolina Panthers, who had previously checked off the youthful size-speed prospect box in earlier rounds with the likes of Texas running back Jonathon Brooks and his college teammate, Ja’Tavion Sanders, saw something beyond the numbers with the former Michigan team captain.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2024
Jason Romo, 22, faces four felony charges of surreptitious recording after a witness found a phone hidden inside a box in the women's restroom where Romo worked, according to the police report.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024
And his diploma from Coral Park High School, which his daughter keeps in a box in her closet.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Here's a visual representation of how equity differs from equality:
Each person is given the same box in the equality drawing.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
Gordon stayed near Larson’s pit box in between Turns 1 and 2 and Larson, who started on the pole, led the entirety of Stage 1.
Gordon could sense the confidence with which Byron has been driving.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2024
Republican officials in Pennsylvania also filed a lawsuit challenging a local law to allow drop boxes in Pittsburgh and its surrounding suburbs during the state’s presidential primary in April.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
With the addition of nesting boxes in neighborhood backyards and parks, Eastern Bluebirds now nest in all 83 counties in Michigan, Hagemeister said.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
Evers filed a brief the same day as the state's presidential primary, asking the court to overturn a 2022 ruling that limited the location of drop boxes in Wisconsin.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2024
Jason Romo, 22, faces four felony charges of surreptitious recording after a witness found a phone hidden inside a box in the women's restroom where Romo worked, according to the police report.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024
And his diploma from Coral Park High School, which his daughter keeps in a box in her closet.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Here's a visual representation of how equity differs from equality:
Each person is given the same box in the equality drawing.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
Gordon stayed near Larson’s pit box in between Turns 1 and 2 and Larson, who started on the pole, led the entirety of Stage 1.
Gordon could sense the confidence with which Byron has been driving.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2024
Republican officials in Pennsylvania also filed a lawsuit challenging a local law to allow drop boxes in Pittsburgh and its surrounding suburbs during the state’s presidential primary in April.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
With the addition of nesting boxes in neighborhood backyards and parks, Eastern Bluebirds now nest in all 83 counties in Michigan, Hagemeister said.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
Evers filed a brief the same day as the state's presidential primary, asking the court to overturn a 2022 ruling that limited the location of drop boxes in Wisconsin.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Box in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20in. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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