box in
phrasal 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.
Examples of box in in a Sentence
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With the addition of nesting boxes in neighborhood backyards and parks, Eastern Bluebirds now nest in all 83 counties in Michigan, Hagemeister said.
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Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
Evers filed a brief the same day as the state's presidential primary, asking the court to overturn a 2022 ruling that limited the location of drop boxes in Wisconsin.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Similar challenges have been filed by Republican officials across the state, including an unsuccessful attempt to amend the rules for drop boxes in the region around Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the fall.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
Stores around the country stocked the bright-pink Narcan boxes in different locations: on display on the pharmacy counter; in the pain medication aisle; behind the pharmacy counter; or behind the front register.
—Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
In 2022, ballot drop boxes in Maricopa and Yavapai counties were monitored by various groups and individuals, some of them carrying weapons and wearing masks.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
Manning, who’s headed to the University of Houston in the fall, made a tremendous kick save on a shot by Carroll’s Olivia Holcombe inside the keepers box in the 50th minute.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
OpenAI affixes five small colored boxes in the bottom-right corner of images made with its Dall-E image generators.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
So far, the postal service has replaced more than 15,000 blue boxes in key areas with a new high-security blue collection box.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
Evers filed a brief the same day as the state's presidential primary, asking the court to overturn a 2022 ruling that limited the location of drop boxes in Wisconsin.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Similar challenges have been filed by Republican officials across the state, including an unsuccessful attempt to amend the rules for drop boxes in the region around Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the fall.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
Stores around the country stocked the bright-pink Narcan boxes in different locations: on display on the pharmacy counter; in the pain medication aisle; behind the pharmacy counter; or behind the front register.
—Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
In 2022, ballot drop boxes in Maricopa and Yavapai counties were monitored by various groups and individuals, some of them carrying weapons and wearing masks.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
Manning, who’s headed to the University of Houston in the fall, made a tremendous kick save on a shot by Carroll’s Olivia Holcombe inside the keepers box in the 50th minute.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
OpenAI affixes five small colored boxes in the bottom-right corner of images made with its Dall-E image generators.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
So far, the postal service has replaced more than 15,000 blue boxes in key areas with a new high-security blue collection box.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
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