Examples of chocolate-box in a Sentence
a dog calendar that features the animals in cutesy, chocolate-box poses and robs them of their dignity
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Neighborhood/area Quiet Mayfair scores nil points for cool and trendy, but those wanting a chocolate-box vision of London full of elegant Georgian townhouses, refined restaurants, and Savile Row shops can get their full fix here.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
Some Meyers loyalists might opt for The Holiday, with its fake chocolate-box cottage and rom-com clichés.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
This chocolate-box Swiss village, perched on a shelf of rock some 1,200 meters above sea level, is located deep within the Lauterbrunnen Valley and—to put it mildly—requires a little effort to reach.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
The trains used here aren’t big—sometimes only two carriages—but the gentle trundle through sweeping valleys and chocolate-box villages is what captures the heart.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
The opening chapter, set on Christmas Eve, offers a domestic scene as chocolate-box pretty as the town’s topography.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
With its honey-colored stone, lush greenery and chocolate-box villages, tis 800 square-mile haven is home to a slew of celebrities, including David and Victoria Beckham, music mogul Simon Cowell and supermodel Kate Moss.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 21 July 2025
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
Some Meyers loyalists might opt for The Holiday, with its fake chocolate-box cottage and rom-com clichés.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
This chocolate-box Swiss village, perched on a shelf of rock some 1,200 meters above sea level, is located deep within the Lauterbrunnen Valley and—to put it mildly—requires a little effort to reach.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
The trains used here aren’t big—sometimes only two carriages—but the gentle trundle through sweeping valleys and chocolate-box villages is what captures the heart.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
The opening chapter, set on Christmas Eve, offers a domestic scene as chocolate-box pretty as the town’s topography.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
With its honey-colored stone, lush greenery and chocolate-box villages, tis 800 square-mile haven is home to a slew of celebrities, including David and Victoria Beckham, music mogul Simon Cowell and supermodel Kate Moss.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 21 July 2025
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“Chocolate-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chocolate-box. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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