How to Use glove compartment in a Sentence

glove compartment

noun
  • Put that in the glove compartment.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The tray was designed to be stored in the glove compartment when not in use.
    — Nancy A. Nichols, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2018
  • The beam entered the car, hung there near the glove compartment.
    — George Saunders, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The man became irate and kicked and broke the car’s glove compartment.
    — cleveland.com, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Check the trunk and glove compartment for signs of flooding.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Keep one in your glove compartment for quick touch-ups before guests hop in.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The letter was found in his glove compartment.
    — Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • An ice scraper in the glove compartment.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
  • The police found him in his car and with a handgun in his glove compartment.
    — Peter Warren, Star Tribune, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Its size is just right for fitting inside a beach bag or in a car’s glove compartment.
    — Jenna Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Blue surgical-type gloves were in the glove compartment in his car.
    — Dallas News, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Someone had rummaged through the truck and left the glove compartment open.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Anker makes a handy device that's worth keeping in your glove compartment.
    — Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The center console and glove compartment were open, and items were spread across the seats.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The car’s glove compartment was opened and papers were scattered about.
    — Sara Cardine, latimes.com, 6 June 2018
  • Toss one in your lunchbox, purse, desk or glove compartment and enjoy whole grain oats on the go.
    — Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2022
  • There’s also a nice deep glove compartment, and the seats are heated — though not cooled.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Don’t be that person fumbling through their glove compartment while idling in front of the toll both.
    — Nicole Fabian-Weber, Redbook, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Evvie has a suitcase in the car and an envelope of cash in the glove compartment.
    — Julie Depenbrock, Washington Post, 26 June 2019
  • The lottery player put it in his glove compartment and forgot about it.
    — Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The full-sized knives come in a zip-up case, which the women say can slip into a glove compartment or purse.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Baldwin likes to say that Michaels keeps a tuxedo in his glove compartment.
    — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The driver informed police that a gun was in the glove compartment.
    — cleveland, 18 Aug. 2021
  • No more scrolling through your phone to find that bar code, or scrambling through your glove compartment to find that parking pass.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • In the post-pandemic world many of us dream about, extra masks won’t be kept in the glove compartment.
    — Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 19 May 2022
  • Print out a cheat sheet of important numbers and store them in the glove compartment or in a wallet or bag.
    — Steven Petrow, USA TODAY, 22 May 2018
  • Police said the glove compartment and center console were found open with papers on the front seat.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Flares, a can of tire inflater, a small first-aid kit and a flashlight in the glove compartment will always come in handy.
    — Heloise, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2019
  • There's a small storage pouch in the door, and a very tiny glove compartment, about big enough for a pair of actual gloves.
    — Charles Fleming, latimes.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Pepper fronts them a car, a roll of cash and a Chekhovian gun in the glove compartment, then sends them on their way.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2019

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