How to use "box" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "box" in popular movie and book plots

  • The next morning, Francis and Alan visit dr Caligari's spectacle, where he opens a coffin-like box to reveal the sleeping Cesare.  - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • Marcus is tied to the spectator's box and forced to watch, much to the horror of his officers, who also attend the spectacle.  - Quo Vadis (1951 film)
  • Christine retrieves a box from her room and gives him poison instead of medicine.  - Mourning Becomes Electra
  • It was only the tip of his shoe that caught the stranger, but he went flying out of the door with his collecting box under his arm".  - The Devil and Daniel Webster
  • Dupin left a snuff box behind as an excuse to return the next day.  - The Purloined Letter
  • She further demands that the huntsman return with Snow White's heart in a jeweled box as proof of the deed.  - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
  • They get into an argument over mr Matuschek's idea to sell a cigarette box that plays "Ochi Chërnye" when opened.  - The Shop Around the Corner
  • The projectionist buys a $1 box of chocolates, all he can afford, and changes the price to $4 before giving it and a ring to her.  - Sherlock Jr.
  • A woman looks into a box to view a hidden occupant and screams.  - Freaks
  • David finally receives the intercostal clavicle, but Susan's dog George (Asta) takes it out of its box and buries it.  - Bringing Up Baby
  • In Morocco, Frank Cotton buys a puzzle box from a dealer.  - Hellraiser
  • It turns out that she is after a mysterious box that, she believes, has contents worth a fortune.  - Kiss Me Deadly
  • After three failed attempts at drawing a sheep, the frustrated narrator simply draws a box, claiming that the box holds a sheep inside.  - The Little Prince
  • At Tiffany's, Paul has the ring from Doc Golightly's box of Cracker Jack engraved as a present for Holly.  - Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)
  • Betty finds a blue box in her purse that matches Rita's key.  - Mulholland Drive (film)
  • For her first public tryout, Higgins takes Eliza to his mother's box at Ascot Racecourse ("Ascot Gavotte").  - My Fair Lady

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