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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a box for a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a purpose or function of a box, indicating that the box is intended for something specific.
Example: "I need to find a box for a gift I want to send to my friend."
Alternatives: "a container for a" or "a case for a".
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A couple entered a bookshop and asked for a box for a sick pigeon.
The modern meaning, a box for a corpse, dates from 1525.
But that's to be expected from any plant that is put in a box for a day or two.
In the military he was given an aptitude test that asked him to check a box for a career interest: medicine or dentistry.
Detectives found evidence in Ms. Byrd's apartment that she had been dismembered there, including a box for a saw, the police said.
It looked like a box for a jig-saw puzzle, and on it was written "The Psychology of the Hand Simplified".
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Think of it as the Internet-in-a-box for an unwired country or, more precisely, the Internet on a terabyte portable hard drive.
"The choice on the ballot paper is effectively between a box for yes, and a box for handcuffs".
I decided to go for a classic "night sky inside a box" for my ghosts.
The FP-14DC has a retractable cord and a box for accessories, like extra blades.
Children can make and decorate a box for holding a candle and a feather, the traditional items used for the pre-Passover search for hametz (bread products).
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