How to Use cardboard in a Sentence

cardboard

1 of 2 noun
  • Cover the windows with cardboard.
  • Place boards or cardboard near squash plants overnight.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Fans may not bring in cardboard to stand or sit on.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Gone are the days of cardboard bread and bland baked goods.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026
  • One piece of a limb sat in a cardboard box on the front steps.
    — Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Wet a large piece of cardboard and pour some mulch on top of it.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Press cardboard onto back of mold and flip over.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And what if the base for the head is a plinth in the shape of a cardboard box?
    — K. Desbouis, Artforum, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The same goes for any cardboard with a glossy coating.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Can make with cardboard and duct tape only.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Over time, the cardboard breaks down and returns to the soil.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The name comes from the feeling of the fronds that are like cardboard.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Are there any plants that should not be covered with cardboard?
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • To make your own tassels, wrap yarn around a small piece of cardboard.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
  • During the next few days, if the cardboard gets dried out, mist it again.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 Apr. 2023
  • During the next few days, if the cardboard gets dried out, mist it again.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Save old cardboard boxes and mulch.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • If the glass does break, the shards will be more contained in the cardboard.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Place the cardboard directly on top and soak it with the hose.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Once the risk of frost has passed, remove the cardboard so your plants can get more light.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
  • Slide a piece of paper or cardboard under the box to close the bat in.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Take off with a cardboard box of first editions and make a getaway?
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Just make sure that the toilet paper rolls are made of plain cardboard.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
  • But who’s going to take out the trash and all those cardboard boxes?
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Some items are stored on shelves in cardboard boxes or on wood pallets.
    — Melissa Repko, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
  • His favorite napping place is in a cardboard box.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
  • An old cardboard was used to line shelves inside the walk-in cooler.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Some items for sale at stores are still in cardboard boxes or on wood pallets.
    — Melissa Repko, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Use old cardboard boxes that are free from ink, paint, or tape as a base layer.
    — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
  • To prevent weeds, lay down cardboard before adding soil.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026

cardboard

2 of 2 adjective
  • The play had cardboard characters.
  • That's where a scratching post or cardboard scratcher comes into play.
    — Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The eggs are sold in cardboard egg cartons, ungraded, and they have not been cleaned, at least not much.
    — Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Major gets cardboard soda flats from gas stations and uses them to sort, store and haul.
    — New York Times, 31 Aug. 2021
  • His target, a cardboard stencil of a human body, dangled from an easel across the room.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Cockroaches can chew through cardboard and thin plastic that many food products are stored in.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2020
  • Thursday’s crowd, though sparse due to legal restrictions, was very much non-cardboard.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Gather a selection of thin sticks in various lengths, then glue them to a cardboard form.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The resurgence of vinyl isn’t about owning a large round disc inside of a cardboard envelope.
    — Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The cutouts — which sort of gave fans a chance to feel part of it — were cardboard reminders that real people weren’t allowed.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2021
  • At shows, protect your stamps in a cardboard envelope and stay away from amateurs.
    — Malia Wollan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2020
  • That meant no final week, no goodbyes, no culminating cardboard boat race.
    — C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Saraga was carrying a cardboard wine box full of provisions handed out at the high school.
    — J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com, 6 Oct. 2020
  • The packaging may still arrive in a box, but the business inside has moved far beyond the cardboard era.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Britons are shopping for food in supermarkets with cardboard produce stacked where the real stuff used to be.
    — Douglas Board, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Build some cardboard creations — forts, houses, cars — with all those Amazon boxes.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2021
  • The cardboard pictorial cards are still sought today for their art and messaging.
    — Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Realmuto's drive in the fifth gave the Phillies their first lead, and the ball bounced off a cardboard cutout of a toddler in the left-field stands.
    — Rob Maaddi, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Polos, walking home from the theatre late at night, still wearing his makeup, ashes in a cardboard urn in his backpack.
    — Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
  • And far better than having to stare at cardboard renditions of fans in stands with nauseating piped in applause and cheers.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2021
  • While the villain is pretty cardboard, this movie is about family and growing up so the sci-fi portion is merely a backdrop.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 11 Mar. 2022
  • So far, none of the cardboard fans at MLB ballparks have tested positive.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2020
  • The headset device can look like a gaming device or be as simple as creating a cardboard holder to place a smartphone in.
    — Lorne Fade, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Today, visitors to the volunteer-run museum find more than just a sail through cardboard boat racing’s past.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2021
  • Collectibles have value — whether in digital or cardboard form — because enough people are willing to pay for the product.
    — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2021
  • When sports finally returned at the end of July, the players were bubbled, the fans were cardboard, and nothing felt right.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2020
  • In one room, an employee uses a laptop perched on a cardboard-box desk as nearby colleagues test assorted gadgets.
    — John D. Stoll, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Both Amazon and Target declined to share cardboard usage data.
    — Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The craft of the day was a recycled piece of cardboard toilet paper roll, decorative tape and wooden wheels to create a car model.
    — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Actual fans, to be clear, not the cardboard variety that were cute to begin with but now thankfully need to find new homes in closets across the country.
    — Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 2 Mar. 2021

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