How to Use box spring in a Sentence

box spring

noun
  • Beds, box springs, dressers, and sheets would help everyone get a good night's sleep.
    — Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 2017-12-09
  • Pull back sheets and check the mattress and box spring for live bed bugs or black fecal spots.
    — Jerome Goddard, The Conversation, 2022-06-03
  • The box spring sits on top, offering a firmer base for more support.
    — Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 2022-10-26
  • Bottom line: There just may be reason not to trash an old box spring.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 2020-11-30
  • Among the trash was a couch, box springs, coolers, clothes, paint cans, toys and household trash.
    — Anna Beahm | [email protected], al, 2020-01-21
  • There was garbage and a box spring inside of the closet and garbage piled on the dresser.
    — Lindsey Bever, chicagotribune.com, 2018-03-21
  • For those who love the biggest option, look for a bed frame with a single box spring.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 2023-03-08
  • The box spring and mattress get extra support from center legs and slats.
    — cleveland, 2022-04-27
  • The bugs often hide in the seams of a mattress or box spring, or in cracks in a headboard or bed frame.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 2023-10-20
  • The structure contained a small box spring and mattress with a gray sheet and pillow.
    — Washington Post, 2022-02-15
  • It’s made of durable steel to support up to 700 pounds — without a box spring.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 2024-02-18
  • In the other, an empty box spring, wood panelling, a garbage bag of clothing.
    — Hazlitt, 2024-06-05
  • Caniglia went for a ride and his wife hid the gun under the mattress and box spring and left for a hotel for the night.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2022-04-08
  • The 17-year-old took apart her bed, used the box spring and mattress to make a fort and closed herself in.
    — Annie Vainshtein, SFChronicle.com, 2020-08-23
  • The noise-free frame is sturdy, doesn’t require a box spring, and has a plastic foot pad to protect your floor.
    — Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 2024-08-12
  • Plus, the slats on the bottom of the bed are supportive enough to hold a mattress without a box spring.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Most of the time, the cistern lies covered with an old box spring to prevent animals from falling in.
    — Ian James, AZCentral.com, 2020-12-07
  • There was even a waterlogged box spring, which, Mr. Hare notes, is not easy to lift onto a boat.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 2025-03-04
  • Police are still hoping to find a mattress and box spring that Ajayi allegedly gave away last week.
    — Laura Barcella, PEOPLE.com, 2019-06-28
  • Police found a body under the box spring and mattress, the station reported.
    — Dallas News, 2019-07-14
  • Inside was a box spring and mattress with a gray sheet and pillow, and a desk with school books, children’s books, and a chair, the report showed.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 2022-02-10
  • There are 12 metal slats in the base that create extra support and eliminate the need for a box spring.
    — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Made of North American spruce, they are designed to be sturdier than standard box springs.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This Casper box spring is wrapped in dark chambray cloth for a classy look that’ll blend in with a wide range of bedroom decorative schemes.
    — Matt Jancer, Wired, 2022-07-12
  • Spring Back Colorado also charges $40 for each mattress and box spring that a consumer drops off.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2024-10-20
  • Under a tree, Yeidi and her mother spotted a rusting box spring, left behind on the night of the evictions.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 2021-10-04
  • Once in Colorado, the workers were packed eight people to a motel room — with just one mattress and box spring, the lawsuit states.
    — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 2024-11-01
  • Tuft & Needle’s answer to a box spring, the Box Foundation is quick and easy to assemble.
    — Ellen McAlpine, CNN Underscored, 2020-10-08
  • Police found preliminary indications of the presence of blood in the trunk, and the same at Mitteness’ home on the stairs, and on a mattress and box spring.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Jim McIngvale, better known as Mattress Mack, shipped more than 100 mattresses, box springs and bed frames to the area.
    — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 2017-12-10

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