box seat
noun
1
a
: a seat in a box (as in a theater or grandstand)
b
: a position favorable for viewing something
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He was accused of accepting lavish gifts from contractors — ranging from box seats at sporting events to helicopter trips in the Himalayas — and in exchange redirecting lucrative contracts to their firms.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Hoosiers appear to dominate at Hard Rock A peek at President Trump during a rousing national anthem
As American Idol season 23 winner Jamal Rivers sang the national anthem, President Donald Trump was shown sitting in a box seat.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
Scholes and Butt grizzle about the old times like a Mancunian version of The Muppets’ Statler and Waldorf, heckling the cast from their box seats.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Soooo, how exactly will their experience improve? Also, show me the suckers who are going to shell out big bucks for a luxurious box seat to watch mediocre-or-worse college football.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2025
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Hoosiers appear to dominate at Hard Rock A peek at President Trump during a rousing national anthem
As American Idol season 23 winner Jamal Rivers sang the national anthem, President Donald Trump was shown sitting in a box seat.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
Scholes and Butt grizzle about the old times like a Mancunian version of The Muppets’ Statler and Waldorf, heckling the cast from their box seats.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Soooo, how exactly will their experience improve? Also, show me the suckers who are going to shell out big bucks for a luxurious box seat to watch mediocre-or-worse college football.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Box seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20seat. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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