noun
definition
The box in which shoes are sold.
example
In one shoebox he had a whole collection of seeds he had saved from last year.
definition
A small, cramped residence or similar space.
Examples of shoebox in a Sentence
It was during his time at Shoebox Greetings that he created the character of an old lady with wild, curly hair, large tinted glasses, and a surprisingly piercing wit that struck a chord with consumers around the world.
These creatures couldn't read her mind, which meant they'd never know that she hid the real one in a shoebox.
Cynthia suggested a funeral, complete with a shoebox coffin and a solemn burial, a feat Dean would have guessed impossible given the frozen earth.
In 1986, the greeting card company Hallmark created a new line of greeting cards called "Shoebox Greetings."
John Wagner was a recent graduate from Vesper George School of Art in Boston, Massachusetts, and as an employee of Hallmark he became a part of the Shoebox Greetings group.
After John's new line of cards became a glowing success, employees at Shoebox greetings banded together to help John come up with a name for the witty old lady.
You can also use a cardboard shoebox, although it won't hold up as well.
Perhaps you have some tucked away from your childhood or found some in a shoebox at a garage sale, now you are asking yourself the question, "What is the value of old baseball cards?"
Rather than stowing them in a shoebox, you can arrange them in frames, sort them in scrapbooks, or integrate them into various keepsakes.
A plastic bin or even a large shoebox will work nicely.
Instructions on how to pack your shoebox - No need to wonder what size container to use, how to label it or what to include.
Locator to help you know where to leave your donation - Not sure where to drop off your shoebox, the convenient online drop-off locator can help.
Printable box labels - Attach printed labels to your shoebox so that the volunteers at Operation Christmas Child can easily sort the boxes by gender and age category.
You'll get a bar code that you should attach to your shoebox for tracking.
Instead of an envelope filled with coupons for a few select products, she has a binder or a shoebox stuffed to the brim with every coupon imaginable.
Label the containers with the name of the device, then stack them all in an empty shoebox.
All he wanted to do was sell a shoebox full of picture postcards and make enough money so he wouldn't get kicked out of the room at the YMCA.
Line the shoebox with construction paper.
So you've got the photos on your camera, hard drive, or in a shoebox ready to be scanned.
Originally developed for Hallmark by the artist John Wagner (nicknamed "arty-boy" by his character, Maxine), Maxine was only supposed to be a part of the Shoebox brand of cards.
She returned with Ashley, who had a shoebox in hand.
Sarah opened the passenger door, and found a beautifully wrapped shoebox on the seat.