box in
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.
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PragueReuters — An unknown thief snatched an 800-year-old skull believed to be of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk from a display box in a church in the northern Czech Republic and ran away with the relic, police said on Wednesday.
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CNN Money, 13 May 2026
As Christopher Morel prepared to step into the batter’s box in the eighth inning for a crucial at-bat on Sunday, Connor Norby and Heriberto Hernandez approached their teammate and gave him some advice.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
The 29-year-old is alleged to have smoked a cigarette and then dropped it into a pile of cardboard boxes in the first-floor lobby of 207 Dyckman Street in the Inwood neighborhood of upper Manhattan.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
The lawsuit says that Lipa became aware of her appearance on the Samsung boxes in June 2025.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2026
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CNN Money, 13 May 2026
As Christopher Morel prepared to step into the batter’s box in the eighth inning for a crucial at-bat on Sunday, Connor Norby and Heriberto Hernandez approached their teammate and gave him some advice.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
The 29-year-old is alleged to have smoked a cigarette and then dropped it into a pile of cardboard boxes in the first-floor lobby of 207 Dyckman Street in the Inwood neighborhood of upper Manhattan.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
The lawsuit says that Lipa became aware of her appearance on the Samsung boxes in June 2025.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2026
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“Box in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20in. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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