: very large
the judge awarded her a boxcar figure
Synonyms
Examples of boxcar in a Sentence
Adjective
a boxcar pile of paper
Recent Examples on the Web
Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
This year, the model locomotives and boxcars chug over trestles and past models of pollinators such as giant bees, butterflies and flowers, and scenes that include a lemur pollinating a flower.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
When the boxcar doors opened, the Jews were greeted with snarling dogs and pointed guns.
—Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
Behind them were tens of thousands of Venezuelans and other migrants, trekking across the Darien Gap and into Central America, riding atop boxcars through Mexico, on their way.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
The church existed for nearly a century on the site of what is now Newsome Park, named for two unrelated freedom seekers, Arthur Newsome and Peter Newsome, who took that boxcar to freedom.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
There are tales of Zemurray standing in the boxcars and tossing bananas to curious citizens along the way.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024
Above also hangs a cardboard replica of a boxcar in which the Nazis would transport people to camps.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
Diaz drove Herrera to the job briefing site, a boxcar office on wheels.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 16 Dec. 2023
Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2022
The modernist gem — a pristine example of Neutra’s boxcar style — is a fitting home for Grey.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022
The Marian portions rove from Montana to Manhattan to Scotland and Antarctica, and read like a carnival of early 20th century American history, packed with bootleggers, treacherous boxcar rides, and tragic shipwrecks.
—Vogue, 29 May 2021
Dann and his father installed boxcar paneling with tongue-and-groove joints that flex when the camper is moving.
—Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2021
The boxcar life has its charms, as fans of Ming’s Noodle Bar have discovered in its life at The Yard at Olmos Park.
—Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 15 Oct. 2020
Noun
On a hotel rooftop in Hollywood, facing the glitterati tucked into the hills, Sierra Ferrell explained how to pack for a clandestine ride in a boxcar.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
This year, the model locomotives and boxcars chug over trestles and past models of pollinators such as giant bees, butterflies and flowers, and scenes that include a lemur pollinating a flower.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
When the boxcar doors opened, the Jews were greeted with snarling dogs and pointed guns.
—Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
Behind them were tens of thousands of Venezuelans and other migrants, trekking across the Darien Gap and into Central America, riding atop boxcars through Mexico, on their way.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
The church existed for nearly a century on the site of what is now Newsome Park, named for two unrelated freedom seekers, Arthur Newsome and Peter Newsome, who took that boxcar to freedom.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
There are tales of Zemurray standing in the boxcars and tossing bananas to curious citizens along the way.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024
Above also hangs a cardboard replica of a boxcar in which the Nazis would transport people to camps.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
Diaz drove Herrera to the job briefing site, a boxcar office on wheels.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 16 Dec. 2023
Adjective
As the Great Depression deepened in the early 1930s, an even more cruel twist was coming: White residents of Silvis complained that the Mexicans living in the rail yard didn’t have to pay property taxes on their boxcar homes.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2022
The modernist gem — a pristine example of Neutra’s boxcar style — is a fitting home for Grey.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022
The Marian portions rove from Montana to Manhattan to Scotland and Antarctica, and read like a carnival of early 20th century American history, packed with bootleggers, treacherous boxcar rides, and tragic shipwrecks.
—Vogue, 29 May 2021
Dann and his father installed boxcar paneling with tongue-and-groove joints that flex when the camper is moving.
—Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2021
The boxcar life has its charms, as fans of Ming’s Noodle Bar have discovered in its life at The Yard at Olmos Park.
—Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 15 Oct. 2020
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“Boxcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boxcar. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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