music box
noun
: a container enclosing an apparatus that reproduces music mechanically when activated by a clockwork
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Facta and Tamaranamen both turn Two Shell tunes into cutesy, Dntel-adjacent electronica, the former’s low-end reinforced with a rough-around-the-edges-bassline and the latter with a quivering lead that sounds like a music box.
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Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
Her layback spin belongs in a music box.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
For Sebastian's first birthday, Cooper shared a video on Instagram of Sebastian playing with a music box that used to belong to his deceased mother.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
Imagine 20 of these little music boxes firing off at intermittent points throughout a screening of Wicked: For Good.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
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Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
Her layback spin belongs in a music box.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
For Sebastian's first birthday, Cooper shared a video on Instagram of Sebastian playing with a music box that used to belong to his deceased mother.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
Imagine 20 of these little music boxes firing off at intermittent points throughout a screening of Wicked: For Good.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for music box
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“Music box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/music%20box. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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