cubicle
noun
cu·bi·cle
ˈkyü-bi-kəl 
1
: a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
2
a
: a small partitioned space
especially
: one with a desk used for work in a business office
b
: carrel
Examples of cubicle in a Sentence
data entry clerks busily typing in cubicles
Recent Examples on the Web
For example, when the person in the cubicle next to you asks if your partner will ever pop the question, distract them with a cute story about something your pet did over the weekend.
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Keyaira Boone, Essence, 18 Apr. 2024
The plot of The Mezzanine is deceptively banal: Howie goes to work, rips his shoelace, runs errands on his lunch break, and returns to his cubicle.
—Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
But with risks now receding, some employers are aggressively trying to get those workers back onto the road and into their cubicles.
—Tom Saler, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
In office spaces, a new type of cubicle has started cropping up over the past decade— phone booths that provide a slice of isolation for employees who want to escape from the open-floor plan.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
Each employee gets up hesitantly enough to afford them deniability if their king were to declare that anyone leaving ought to be imprisoned, their bodies still facing their cubicles until the final second.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2024
Surrounded by cubicles, clock-watching, and corporate red tape, the 9-5 has lost its appeal.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Trendy gray benches wrapped around the interior of the cubicles.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
The general assumption is that employers have been forcing staff to begrudgingly return to their cubicles by demanding a return to the office…or else.
—Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 7 Feb. 2024
Keyaira Boone, Essence, 18 Apr. 2024
The plot of The Mezzanine is deceptively banal: Howie goes to work, rips his shoelace, runs errands on his lunch break, and returns to his cubicle.
—Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
But with risks now receding, some employers are aggressively trying to get those workers back onto the road and into their cubicles.
—Tom Saler, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
In office spaces, a new type of cubicle has started cropping up over the past decade— phone booths that provide a slice of isolation for employees who want to escape from the open-floor plan.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
Each employee gets up hesitantly enough to afford them deniability if their king were to declare that anyone leaving ought to be imprisoned, their bodies still facing their cubicles until the final second.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2024
Surrounded by cubicles, clock-watching, and corporate red tape, the 9-5 has lost its appeal.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Trendy gray benches wrapped around the interior of the cubicles.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
The general assumption is that employers have been forcing staff to begrudgingly return to their cubicles by demanding a return to the office…or else.
—Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Cubicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cubicle. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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cubicle
noun
cu·bi·cle
ˈkyü-bi-kəl
: a small separate space (as for sleeping, studying, or working) usually having removable partitions
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