as in locker
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a chest containing almost every tool that the home do-it-yourselfer is likely to need
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Recent Examples of chest
The bald eagle came into the SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in California in December 2025 with signs of electrocution and a broken coracoid, which is a bone in the chest that birds need to fly.
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Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Everybody’s got New York on their chest.
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Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
26 June 2026
The 20-year-old was shot in his chest, head, back and right shoulder and transported to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he was later pronounced dead.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
There’s also previously unseen footage, including the stunt that started it all — Knoxville donning a Kevlar vest and shooting himself point blank in the chest.
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Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for chest
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Everybody’s got New York on their chest.
—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
26 June 2026
The 20-year-old was shot in his chest, head, back and right shoulder and transported to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he was later pronounced dead.
—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
There’s also previously unseen footage, including the stunt that started it all — Knoxville donning a Kevlar vest and shooting himself point blank in the chest.
—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for chest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chest
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Instead, his locker was cleared out by the time reporters entered the Yankees’ clubhouse, leaving Boone to answer for the ejection.
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The very pair from the game is still in Anunoby’s locker.
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The Orange County District Attorney's Office charged the 71-year-old Irvine resident accused of beating a duckling to death with a plastic recycling bin last month.
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The Blank Slate Truck has bucket seats and a center tray with cup holders and open bins.
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Nearby, Mariana Roufett packed boxes of humanitarian aid while thinking about her childhood friend and her family, who remain missing.
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Achraf Hakimi looked to have another opportunity to take an open shot on goal in the 54th minute, until Dutch defender Micky van de Ven chased him down and made a risky tackle in the goal box.
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The payoff is visible core definition and a more refined trunk workout.
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Police searched Zastrow’s bedroom and found a AR-15 style rifle on his bed and an AR-style rifle in the trunk of his vehicle.
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chest. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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