: a box or container usually made of cardboard and often of corrugated cardboard
several cartons of books
cartoned; cartoning; cartons
: to pack or enclose in a carton
: to shape cartons from cardboard sheets
Examples of carton in a Sentence
Noun
She got a carton of ice cream out of the freezer.
a carton of orange juice
He bought a carton of cigarettes.
Several cartons of books arrived yesterday.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Police raided the Santa Monica warehouse and recovered more than 2,100 pairs of sneakers and 140 cartons of clothing, both from Nike.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Then, in the final moments of Season 3 finale, Ginny recognizes a pregnancy quirk in her mother, who drinks milk straight out of the carton.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Police raided the Santa Monica warehouse and recovered more than 2,100 pairs of sneakers and 140 cartons of clothing, both from Nike.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
This basket has a little bit of everything: a sitting bunny, Easter bonbons, caramel bonbons, peeps, an Easter egg carton a chocolate duck and some lollipops.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
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“Carton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carton. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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